Supreme Court of Iowa· 3/25/1998

State v. Hopkins

Citations

576 N.W.2d 374
1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 64
1998 WL 134303

How courts have described this case

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

allowing circumstantial evidence to establish a defendant was “intoxicated when driving to the location where the vehicle was parked”
acknowledging failure to prove either ineffective-assistance prong is fatal to the claim
finding counsel failed to perform an essential duty when he failed to object to a jury instruction that incorrectly stated the law because counsel was not aware of the current state of the law
acknowledging failure to prove either ineffective-assistance prong is fatal to the claim
“Substantial evidence is such evidence as could convince a rational fact finder that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
counsel was ineffective for failing to object to an instruction that was not “a correct statement of the law”

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Judges: McGiverin, Harris, Lavorato, Neuman, Ternus

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