Supreme Court of Iowa· 6/15/1988
State v. Mensah
Citations
- 424 N.W.2d 453
- 1988 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 157
- 1988 WL 60195
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- affirming sentence imposed in part because the defendant’s “failure to learn his lesson from his former involvement with the law bore directly on his prospect for successful rehabilitation without more severe sanction”
- “Mensah’s failure to learn his lesson from his former involvement with the law bore directly on his prospect for successful rehabilitation without more severe sanction.”
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Judges: Harris, Schultz, Neuman, Snell, Andreasen
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. LoyeSupreme Court of Iowa· 2003-10-08· cited 95×
- State v. KirchoffSupreme Court of Iowa· 1990-03-21· cited 48×
- State of Iowa v. Nathan Anthony WalterCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2015-12-09
- State of Iowa v. Justin Daniel SpurgeonCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2016-01-13
- State of Iowa v. Emmanuel Terrill PledgeCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2016-11-09
- State of Iowa v. Larry D. Bell Sr.Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2020-05-13
- State of Iowa v. Tyler Michael FontaniniCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2024-05-08
- State of Iowa v. Clayton Thomas ShawCourt of Appeals of Iowa· 2025-10-29
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. FluhrSupreme Court of Iowa· 1980-01-23· cited 66×
- State v. PostSupreme Court of Iowa· 1979-12-19· cited 55×
- Ryan v. Iowa State Penitentiary, Ft. MadisonSupreme Court of Iowa· 1974-05-22· cited 53×
- State v. WorleySupreme Court of Iowa· 1980-10-15· cited 53×
- State v. FarmerSupreme Court of Iowa· 1975-10-15· cited 44×
- State v. MateerSupreme Court of Iowa· 1986-03-19· cited 35×
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of Iowa· 1969-05-06· cited 23×
- State v. SwartzSupreme Court of Iowa· 1979-04-25· cited 21×
- State v. FrazerSupreme Court of Iowa· 1987-03-18· cited 5×
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