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State v. Millsap

Citations

  • 704 N.W.2d 426
  • 2005 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 117
  • 2005 WL 2105806

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding statute gave fair warning when meaning was ascertainable by reference to related statutory definition
  • concluding statute gave fair warning when meaning was ascertainable by reference to related statutory definition
  • holding a court abuses its discretion when it bases its decision on untenable grounds or it acts unreasonably. A ground or reason is untenable when it is based on an erroneous application of law or when it is not supported by substantial evidence.
  • holding a court abuses its discretion when it bases its decision on untenable grounds or it acts unreasonably. A ground or reason is untenable when it is based on an erroneous application of law or when it is not supported by substantial evidence.
  • addressing court’s reference to two child victims and stating the “existence of two victims is clearly a circumstance of the crime.”
  • providing the standard of review for a judge’s recusal decision is for an abuse of discretion

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Cites

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