Matter of Giacalone v. Bushart

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• holding a guilty plea pursuant to a deferred judgment is a conviction for purposes of the felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm statute, Iowa Code section 724.26
• distinguishing between adjudication of guilt “established ... through a plea” and “postplea ... judgment and sentencing” in construing the statutory term “conviction”
• analyzing statutory context in determining whether a deferred judgment is a conviction for purposes of felon-in-possession offense
• analyzing statutory context in determining whether a deferred judgment is a conviction for purposes of felon-in- possession offense
• “[A] deferred judgment constitutes a [felony] conviction . . . where the defendant (as here) has not completed his term of probation.”
• “[A] deferred judgment constitutes a conviction for purposes of [the felon in possession statute,] where the defendant (as here) has not completed his term of probation.”

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