Supreme Court of Iowa· 10/19/1988

State v. Jeffries

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430 N.W.2d 728
1988 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 270
1988 WL 108533

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noting that the lesser-included-offense doctrine is “fraught with confusion because of the doctrine’s elusiveness in its definition and application.”
noting that the lesser-included-offense doctrine is \fraught with confusion because of the doctrine's elusiveness in its definition and application.\
“ ‘To be necessarily included in the greater offense the lesser must be such that it is impossible to commit the greater without first having committed the lesser.’ ” (Citation omitted.)
rejecting factual test for determining lesser included offense

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Judges: Lavorato, Harris

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