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· 5/23/1989

State v. Edman

Citations

  • 444 N.W.2d 103
  • 1989 Iowa App. LEXIS 107
  • 1989 WL 84912

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding the ground-of-law exception is meant “to allow for a review of a conviction if there has been a change in the law that would [a]ffect the validity of the conviction” (emphasis added)
  • noting the applicant’s “claimed lack of knowledge is not provided as a ground for exception from the effects of the statute of limitations”
  • stating the exception only applies where “there would be no opportunity to test the validity of the conviction” within the three-year time period
  • applying the statute of limitations to a challenge concerning a sentence-enhancing predicate offense
  • relevant section was amended in 1984 to add three-year statute of limitation to limit post-conviction litigation \in order to conserve judicial resources\
  • relevant section was amended in 1984 to add three-year statute of limitation to limit post-conviction litigation \in order to conserve judicial resources\

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Judges: Schlegel, Hayden, Sackett

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