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· 10/21/1987

Tyrrell v. Iowa District Court

Citations

  • 413 N.W.2d 674
  • 1987 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1306

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a defendant charged with an indictable offense but only found guilty of a lesser-included simple misdemeanor can only seek discretionary review rather than appeal as a matter of right
  • “We do not believe it was the intent of the legislature that a person actually convicted of a simple misdemeanor under district court procedures should have an appeal as a matter of right.”

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Judges: Larson, Snell

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