Supreme Court of Iowa· 9/4/2003

State v. Graves

Citations

668 N.W.2d 860
2003 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 170
2003 WL 22053083

How courts have described this case

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

stating “prosecutors and trial judges will have more guidance in assuring proper examination of witnesses with a bright-line rule that bars such inquiries without exception”
finding prejudice where the county attorney's misconduct \related to a critical issue in the case and was the centerpiece of the prosecution's trial strategy\ and the evidence of the defendant's guilt was not strong
stating counsel has no duty to raise an issue that has no merit
noting “counsel has no duty to raise an issue that has no merit”
“[I]t is the prejudice resulting from misconduct, not the misconduct itself, that entitles a defendant to a new trial.”
“The misconduct ... was the centerpiece of the prosecutor’s trial strategy.” (Citation omitted.)

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Judges: Ternus, Cady, Larson

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