Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 21, 1973No. 55467PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The problem here is whether a district rule prescribing minimum sentences is valid.
A jury found Richard Dwayne Jackson guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, first offense. The trial court held a hearing regarding sentence, revoked defend ant’s driver’s license for 120 days, and sentenced him to a fine of $300 and confinement in jail for 20 days. At that time the following general order was in effect, adopted by all of the judges of the particular judicial district:
GENERAL ORDER
In all O.M.V.U.I. cases on a plea of guilty or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. CainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- United States v. Harry William Daniels, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Pinana v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1960
- In Re LarsenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- The People v. MeisenhelterIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. HildebrandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- State v. LathropSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
- State v. PappasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- State v. DrakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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