Matter of Kaster

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that, although forfeiture statutes were not criminal, they were penal in nature and hence strictly construed
• “[I]t appears well settled that [criminal offense] refers to conduct subjecting the offender to imprisonment or fine and includes misdemeanors as well as felonies.”
• “[A] penal statute must satisfy two standards: (1) it must give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice of what is prohibited, and (2

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State of Iowa v. Scottize Danyelle Brown
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2019-06-28· cited 135×
• Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Official Capacities as the Secretary of State of Iowa, and Denise Fraise, in Her Official Capacities as the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2016-06-30· cited 23×
• State v. Kaster
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-05-15· cited 19×
• Chez Sez VIII, Inc. v. Poritz
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1997-02-07· cited 18×
• In Re Property Seized From Wagner
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1992-03-18· cited 14×
• State v. Dykes
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1991-06-19· cited 9×
• In re H.E.W., Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 1995-01-23· cited 3×
• State v. McFarlin
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1996-01-17· cited 2×
• State v. One 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1994-09-21· cited 2×
• State v. Property Seized From Jorge L. Rios
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 1991-10-29· cited 1×
• In the Matter of Hew
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 1995-01-23
• Unnamed case
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2015-06-26
• Amended October 25, 2016 Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Official Capacities as the Secretary of State of Iowa, and Denise Fraise, in Her Official Capacities as the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2016-06-30
• Scott Brown v. City of Red Oak
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2022-11-17
• Ron Myers v. City of Cedar Falls
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2024-06-14

Cites

41 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Grayned v. City of Rockford
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-26· cited 4,586×
• Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1982-03-03· cited 3,694×
• Kolender v. Lawson
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-02· cited 3,306×
• Connally v. General Construction Co.
  Supreme Court· 1926-01-04· cited 3,272×
• Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville
  Supreme Court· 1972-02-24· cited 1,862×
• Wayte v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 1,692×
• Smith v. Goguen
  Supreme Court· 1974-03-25· cited 1,514×
• Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-22· cited 804×
• State v. Buggs
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1976-03-06· cited 242×
• United States v. Premises Known as 3639-2nd St., N.E.
  Eighth Circuit· 1989-03-10· cited 116×
• In Re Forfeiture of $5,264
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1989-04-19· cited 98×
• United States v. One 1974 Cadillac Eldorado Sedan, Serial No. 6l47s4q407966
  Second Circuit· 1977-01-13· cited 95×
• Saadiq v. State
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1986-05-21· cited 94×
• Lewingdon v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1981-10-05· cited 81×
• Unnamed case
  Seventh Circuit· 1980-09-23· cited 76×
• State v. Pilcher
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1976-05-19· cited 73×
• Platt v. United States
  Tenth Circuit· 1947-07-10· cited 67×
• United States v. One 1977 Lincoln Mark v. Coupe, Linda Whitby
  Third Circuit· 1981-04-09· cited 65×
• United States v. One 1979 Porsche Coupe, Vin 9289200514, Clarence Lee McDowell Claimant-Appellant
  Eleventh Circuit· 1983-07-18· cited 61×
• United States v. One 1976 Ford F-150 Pick-Up Vin F14yub03797
  Eighth Circuit· 1985-08-09· cited 48×