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· 11/12/1969

National Food Products Corp. v. Schakel

Citations

  • 171 N.W.2d 858
  • 1969 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 931

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that municipal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear felony cases and that any resulting convictions are void
  • municipal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over third or subsequent driving under the influence violations because they are felonies
  • “A misdemeanor conviction for DUI may be challenged when it is included in a defendant’s criminal history for the purpose of enhancing the sentence for a felony DUI conviction.”
  • parties cannot \'convey jurisdiction on a court by failing to object to its lack of jurisdiction'\ [quoting Kansas Bd. of Regents v. Skinner, 267 Kan. 808, 814, 987 P.2d 1096 (1999)]

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Judges: Rawlings

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