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State v. Holmes

Citations

  • 276 N.W.2d 823
  • 1979 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 837

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding mandatory minimum period of incarceration for use of a firearm
  • theft not included in robbery because theft includes the element of taking, while robbery does not
  • questions of eligibility for parole consideration ordinarily do not have constitutional dimension
  • five year mandatory minimum sentence for committing forcible felony with a gun
  • imposition of mandatory minimum sentence does not inflict cruel and unusual punishment

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Judges: Reynoldson, Rees, McCormick, McGiverin, Larson

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