State of Iowa v. Mark Aaron Thompson

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that judges can use check-the-box sentencing forms, with additional statements necessary only if needed to further explain the court’s reasoning
• providing that, when properly filled out, a check-the-box form is an acceptable way to express the court’s reasons for a particular sentence imposed
• providing that, when properly filled out, a check-the-box form is an acceptable way to express the court’s reasons for a particular sentence imposed
• providing that, when properly filled out, a check-the-box form is an acceptable way to express the court’s reasons for a particular sentence imposed
• noting that the judge “can use forms, such as the one available in this case, to check the boxes indicating the reasons why a judge is imposing a certain sentence”
• noting that the principle of stare decisis respects prior precedent and does not require the court to overturn a case because it may have 19 reached a different outcome

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).