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State v. Hanna

Citations

  • 179 N.W.2d 503
  • 1970 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 897

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  • defining conviction in its “technical legal sense” as “the status of being guilty of, and sentenced for, a criminal offense”
  • ascertainment of guilt without entry of judgment constituted “conviction” for purpose of forfeiture of bond and revocation of liquor license, civil sanctions rather than criminal penalties
  • “The word ‘conviction’ is of equivocal meaning, and its use in a statute presents a question of legislative intent.”
  • “In its general and popular' sense and frequently in its ordinary legal sense, the word ‘conviction’ is used in the sense of establishment of guilt prior to and independently of judgment and sentence by a verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty.” (Citations omitted.)

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Judges: Mason

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