Kelly v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[I]f two statutes conflict, courts must attempt to harmonize them in an effort to carry out the meaning and purpose of both statutes.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority and United Heartland v. Arbreina Young
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2015-06-05· cited 35×
• Midwest Check Cashing, Inc. v. Richey
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-03-05· cited 20×
• State Ex Rel. Lankford v. Allbee
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1996-02-14· cited 19×
• Olympus Aluminum Products, Inc. v. Kehm Enterprises, Ltd.
  N.D. Iowa· 1996-07-09· cited 13×
• Norland v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1998-05-28· cited 6×
• Brooke Besler and Wendy Besler v. Dubuque Community School District, Cindy Oldenkamp, David Olson, and Lee Kolker, Shane Oswald
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2017-02-08
• Brent A. Buszka, Teresa M. Buszka, and C.B. v. Iowa City Community School District
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2017-02-08
• Amended October 28, 2015 Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority and United Heartland v. Arbreina Young
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2015-06-05
• Midwest Check Cashing, Inc., D/b/a Ez Money Check Cashing Vs. Erin E. Richey
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2007-03-05
• State of Iowa v. Asa James Starr
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2025-12-03

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Dandridge v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 1970-04-20· cited 3,777×
• Frontiero v. Richardson
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 1,487×
• Dillon v. City of Davenport
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1985-04-17· cited 55×
• Bennett v. City of Redfield
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1989-09-20· cited 52×
• Federal Land Bank of Omaha v. Arnold
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1988-06-15· cited 34×
• AFSCME/Iowa Council 61 v. State
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1992-03-25· cited 17×
• Llewellyn v. Iowa State Commerce Commission
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1972-09-19· cited 15×
• MATTER OF ESTATE OF DeVOSS
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-09-18· cited 11×
• Grant v. Iowa District Court for Hancock County
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1992-11-25· cited 10×
• Cook v. State
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-10-16· cited 4×