Supreme Court of Iowa· 11/17/1976

State v. Nichols

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247 N.W.2d 249
1976 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1044

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noting that a sentencing judge cannot use a defendant’s exercise of the defendant’s constitutional rights against the defendant
“The trial court’s remarks . . . cannot be shrugged off as merely ‘unfortunate phraseology’”
any doubt as to whether trial court gave weight to fact that defendant exercised his constitutional rights when it sentenced him “must be resolved in favor of [the] defendant”
any doubt as to whether trial court gave weight to fact that defendant exercised his constitutional rights when it sentenced him \must be resolved in favor of [the] defendant\
defendant’s failure to plead guilty
defendant's failure to plead guilty

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Judges: LeGRAND, Mason, McCORMICK, Moore, Uhlenhopp

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