Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/23/1997

State v. Craig

Citations

562 N.W.2d 633
1997 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 143

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holding that failure to afford defendant his right of allocution in sentencing hearing was not harmless error, although defense counsel spoke on defendant’s behalf; right to allocution was personal to defendant
“[S]entencing courts need only to be in substantial compliance with sentencing procedures in 10 order to satisfy those procedures.”
noting substantial compliance with the rule is 10 sufficient and discussing cases finding such compliance
extensive colloquy during guilty plea hearing immaterial to exercise of allocution right at sentencing
“The most persuasive counsel may not be able to speak for a defendant as the defendant might, with halting eloquence, speak for himself.” (quoting Green v. United States, 365 U.S. 301, 304 (1961))
failure to accord defendant allocution not harmless error

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Judges: Carter, Lavorato, McGiverin, Neuman, Ternus

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