State Supreme Court / Iowa

State of Iowa v. Kelvin Plain Sr.

Decided June 30, 2017. Thomas D. Waterman wrote the opinion for the court.

898 N.W.2d 801 · Cited 249 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State v. Jones · 490 N.W.2d 787
People v. Smith · 68 P.3d 302
State v. Graves · 668 N.W.2d 860
State v. Belieu · 288 N.W.2d 895
State of Iowa v. Patrick Michael Dudley · 856 N.W.2d 668
State v. Carey · 709 N.W.2d 547
State of Iowa v. Zyriah Henry Floyd Schlitter · 881 N.W.2d 380
State of Iowa v. Matthew Joseph Elliott · 806 N.W.2d 660
State v. Roseboro · 528 S.E.2d 1
State v. Breitbach · 488 N.W.2d 444
Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. State · 854 N.W.2d 1
Brenda J. Alcala v. Marriott International, Inc. and Courtyard Management Corporation D/B/A Quad Cities Courtyard by Marriott · 880 N.W.2d 699
State of Iowa v. Demetrice De'angelo Tompkins · 859 N.W.2d 631
Jackson v. State · 600 A.2d 21
State v. Mitchell · 450 N.W.2d 828
State v. Williams · 334 N.W.2d 742
State v. Wade · 467 N.W.2d 283
State v. Leiss · 140 N.W.2d 172
State v. Newell · 710 N.W.2d 6
State of Iowa v. William Arthur Dewitt · 811 N.W.2d 460
Sonnek v. Warren · 522 N.W.2d 45
State v. Henderson · 208 N.J. 208
State v. Warholic · 278 Conn. 354
State v. Dixon · 593 A.2d 266
State Of Iowa Vs. Calvin Clarence Nelson, Jr. · 791 N.W.2d 414

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State of Iowa v. Antoine Tyree Williams · 929 N.W.2d 621
State of Iowa v. Kenneth L. Lilly · 930 N.W.2d 319
State v. Nesbitt · 417 P.3d 1058
Troy A. Williams v. State of Iowa · 918 N.W.2d 501
State of Iowa v. Scottize Danyelle Brown · 930 N.W.2d 840
State v. Jonas · 904 N.W.2d 566
Shari Kinseth and Ricky Kinseth, Coexecutors of the Estate of Larry Kinseth, and Shari Kinseth Individually v. Weil-McLain and State of Iowa ex rel. Civil Reparations Trust Fund · 913 N.W.2d 55

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