Supreme Court of Iowa· 6/17/1981

State v. Wenzel

Citations

306 N.W.2d 769
1981 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 982

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indicating the procedures contained in Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 5 9(2)–(4) (1981) are only required “if the agreement is conditioned on the court’s acceptance”
noting predecessor to rule 2.10 “gives a court three options regarding the plea agreement at the time the plea is offered if the agreement is conditioned on the court’s acceptance” (emphasis added)
trial court could reject plea agreement at time of sentencing even though court had accepted agreement if defendants allowed to withdraw guilty pleas
trial court could reject plea agreement at time of sentencing even though court had accepted agreement if defendants allowed to withdraw guilty pleas
“We also cannot find any harm to the defendants in this case since they were allowed to withdraw their pleas.”
“A defendant has no constitutional right to have a plea accepted.”

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Judges: Uhlenhopp, Harris, McGiverin, Larson, Schultz

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