Legal Opinion
State of Iowa v. Judith Renae Utter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 16, 2011No. 09–1411PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Justice.
A defendant claims she did not enter her guilty plea voluntarily and intelligently; therefore, she requests that we vacate her plea. The court of appeals analyzed the issue and preserved her claim for a post-conviction relief proceeding. On further review, we determined that we could address the issue, vacate her plea, and remand the case for further proceedings. On remand, the court shall dismiss the information pursuant to Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.33(2)(a).
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
On April 3, 2009, Monticello police dispatched an officer to the residence…
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