Legal Opinion

Phillips v. Iowa

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided January 24, 2002No. C00-0123-MWBPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.995

II.DISCUSSION. *D ZD CH

A. Procedural And Factual Background. <D ZD tn

B. Standard Of Review. ZD ZD 05.997 C. Court’s Role In Reviewing Habeas Petitions: The Requirements of § 2254(d)(1) ..998 D. Phillips’s Claims..998 1. Facial challenges on constitutionality of Iowa Code section 902.12.998 a. Bill of attainder argument .

1005 b. Equal protection argument.

1006 i. Burden on fundamental rights argument.

1006 ii. Arbitrary and capricious classification argument…

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