Legal Opinion
State v. Byrnes
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 2, 1967No. 52141PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
On September 13, 1965, the grand jury of Lee County returned an indictment against defendant, James John Byrnes, charging him with escape from the state penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa, by leaving the state while on parole in violation of sections 745.1 and 745.3, Code 1962. On trial defendant was found guilty and thereafter sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate period not to exceed five years and not concurring with his former sentence. Defendant has appealed.
The faets are not in dispute. Defendant was sentenced in the Linn County Distinct Court to the penitentiary on…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Anderson v. CorallSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Arthur v. CraigSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
- United States Ex Rel. Heacock v. MyersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Gardels v. BrewerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- State v. DonnellySupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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