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State v. Nelsen

Citations

  • 390 N.W.2d 589
  • 1986 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1240

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  • holding when the right to counsel attaches depends on when adversary proceedings are “commenced” by reference to state law
  • Sixth Amendment right to counsel “attaches upon the initiation of adversary criminal judicial proceedings.... In Iowa, a criminal proceeding is commenced ‘by the filing of a complaint before a magistrate.’” (quoting Iowa Code § 804.1 (1983))

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Judges: Reynoldson, Harris, Larson, Schultz, Wolle

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