Supreme Court of Iowa· 6/28/1990
State v. Byers
Citations
- 456 N.W.2d 917
- 1990 WL 83657
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that court seeks a “reasonable interpretation that will best effect the legislative purpose and avoid absurd results”
- “Statutes that are penal in nature are to be strictly construed, with any doubt resolved against the State and in favor of the accused.”
- “Statutes that are penal in nature are to be strictly construed, with any doubt resolved against the State and in favor of the accused.”
- the court seeks a “reasonable interpretation that will best effect the legislative purpose and avoid absurd results”
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Judges: Harris, Larson, Schultz, Snell, Andreasen
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29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. BumpusSupreme Court of Iowa· 1990-07-18· cited 112×
- State v. LathropSupreme Court of Iowa· 2010-04-23· cited 89×
- State v. KressSupreme Court of Iowa· 2001-11-15· cited 68×
- State v. JorgensenSupreme Court of Iowa· 2008-12-19· cited 63×
- State of Iowa v. Craig E. HarrisonSupreme Court of Iowa· 2014-05-02· cited 56×
- State v. PearsonSupreme Court of Iowa· 1994-03-23· cited 55×
- State v. NailSupreme Court of Iowa· 2007-12-28· cited 53×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa· 1996-03-20· cited 49×
- Kris Kolzow v. State of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa· 2012-05-04· cited 30×
- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Iowa· 1995-09-20· cited 21×
- State v. HawkSupreme Court of Iowa· 2000-09-07· cited 21×
- Titan Tire Corp. v. Labor CommissionerSupreme Court of Iowa· 2001-12-19· cited 16×
- State v. KostmanSupreme Court of Iowa· 1998-09-23· cited 15×
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa· 2010-05-14· cited 15×
- State v. RodgersSupreme Court of Iowa· 1997-03-26· cited 13×
- Meade v. RiesSupreme Court of Iowa· 2002-02-27· cited 12×
- Niles v. Iowa District Court for Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa· 2004-06-16· cited 7×
- State v. SchweitzerCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2002-04-10· cited 7×
- State v. PlowmanCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2008-07-16· cited 1×
- James W. Olinger and Larry C. Meyer v. Robert Smith, Walter Utman and Gaylord Pitt, Harrison County, Iowa and Utman Drainage DistrictCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2015-03-25· cited 1×
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Maguire v. FultonSupreme Court of Iowa· 1970-09-02· cited 47×
- State v. BesseneckerSupreme Court of Iowa· 1987-04-15· cited 34×
- State v. HatterSupreme Court of Iowa· 1987-10-21· cited 33×
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Iowa· 1989-12-20· cited 29×
- State v. TruckeSupreme Court of Iowa· 1987-08-19· cited 16×
- State v. OrtegaSupreme Court of Iowa· 1988-01-20· cited 3×
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