Supreme Court of Iowa· 3/22/2000

State v. Stephenson

Citations

608 N.W.2d 778
2000 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 51
2000 WL 339916

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holding “trial court has an absolute duty to indulge the accused in an on the record colloquy”
observing that if the legislature had intended to limit harassment under section 708.7(1)(a)(1) to situations in which the defendant initiated contact, the legislature “would have employed language of limitation”
finding a sentence imposing an eighteen-month term of incarceration for an aggravated misdemeanor to be an illegal sentence because the maximum indeterminate term is two years
“The degree of inquiry necessary to assure a valid waiver varies with the nature of the offense and the ability of the accused to understand the process.”
“[P]robation is to be served in lieu of, not in addition to, incarceration.”
“[T]he burden of proving a valid waiver [of counsel] lies with the State.”

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Judges: Snell, Larson, McGiverin

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