Supreme Court of Iowa· 2/15/1984

State v. Cooper

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343 N.W.2d 485
1984 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1042

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holding that two prior uncounseled convictions for theft prevented the state from convicting defendant of theft in the third degree
holding, where defendant had not been advised of her right to counsel in two prior prosecutions for simple misdemeanor theft, the State was precluded from using the prior convictions to enhance a third charge of theft to an aggravated misdemeanor
holding, where defendant had not been advised of her right to counsel in two prior prosecutions for simple misdemeanor theft, the State was precluded from using the prior convictions to enhance a third charge of theft to an aggravated misdemeanor
lack of reliability of prior uncounseled conviction of indigent defendant prevents enhancement of later sentence

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Judges: McGiverin, Larson, Schúltz, Carter, Wolle

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