Legal Opinion
State v. Knox
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 19, 1990No. 89-294PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
John Albert Knox, Jr., was convicted of first-degree murder, Iowa Code §§ 707.2(1), 707.2(2) (1989), and first-degree sexual abuse, Iowa Code §§ 709.1(1), 709.2 (1989). He appealed, and we affirm.
I. Right to Speedy Trial.
Knox was charged by county attorney’s information on June 19, 1987. Four days before trial, the State moved to dismiss the information without prejudice, and the motion was sustained. On February 4, 1988, Knox was indicted by a grand jury, and he was tried on that indictment.
Knox argues that he was denied his right to speedy trial under Iowa Rule of Criminal…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Francisco Sangineto-Miranda, (87-5667) Luray Betts, (87-5668) Enrique Vargas, (87-5711) & Benjamin Nelson, (87-5712)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by35 opinions
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