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State v. Allison

Citations

  • 576 N.W.2d 371
  • 1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 63
  • 1998 WL 134296

How courts have described this case

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  • finding trial counsel failed to perform an essential duty by not objecting to State’s interpretation of criminal statute
  • observing “defense counsel can be ineffective for failing to challenge whether a defendant was properly charged even when it has not been previously determined whether a statute is applicable to a specific type of offense”

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Judges: Larson, Carter, Snell, Andreasen, Ternus

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