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Fuente: Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab (static.case.law); Iowa Supreme Court; 715 N.W.2d 1. Datos: https://static.case.law/nw2d/715/cases/0001-01.json. Opinión judicial de EE.UU. sin restricciones conocidas de uso: CAP levantó las restricciones el 2024-03-01 (prensa); el espejo HF free-law declara cc0-1.0; NO c… Abrir la fuente
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State v. Matlock, 715 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa Supreme Court, 2006) CARTER, Justice. Defendant, Roosevelt Matlock, appeals from his convictions for willful injury in violation of Iowa Code section 708.4(1) (2003) and going armed with intent in violation of Iowa Code section 708.8. Both convictions involved being a habitual offender pursuant to Iowa Code section 902.8. The court of appeals affirmed defendant’s convictions, but ordered resen-tencing because, in its view, the sentencing judge had improperly considered an appellate reversal of defendant’s civil commitment. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we disagree with the reasoning of the court of appeals and the district court with respect to an evidentiary issue that has been presented. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and reverse the judgment of the district court with respect to both convictions. The case is remanded to that court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The offenses with which defendant was charged grew out of a confrontation between him and Joel Riley that began inside the Uptown Lounge, located in Waterloo, and continued outside that establishment. The State’s version of the events, as testified to by Riley and his friends, was as follows. Defendant had repeatedly made incoherent remarks to Riley inside the bar and bumped into him with his body. When defendant, who was wearing a purple-violet suit, walked outside the lounge, Riley followed him and…
Fuente: Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab (static.case.law); Iowa Supreme Court; 715 N.W.2d 1. Datos: https://static.case.law/nw2d/715/cases/0001-01.json. Opinión judicial de EE.UU. sin restricciones conocidas de uso: CAP levantó las restricciones el 2024-03-01 (prensa); el espejo HF free-law declara cc0-1.0; NO c… Abrir la fuente
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State v. Matlock, 715 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa Supreme Court, 2006) CARTER, Justice. Defendant, Roosevelt Matlock, appeals from his convictions for willful injury in violation of Iowa Code section 708.4(1) (2003) and going armed with intent in violation of Iowa Code section 708.8. Both convictions involved being a habitual offender pursuant to Iowa Code section 902.8. The court of appeals affirmed defendant’s convictions, but ordered resen-tencing because, in its view, the sentencing judge had improperly considered an appellate reversal of defendant’s civil commitment. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we disagree with the reasoning of the court of appeals and the district court with respect to an evidentiary issue that has been presented. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and reverse the judgment of the district court with respect to both convictions. The case is remanded to that court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The offenses with which defendant was charged grew out of a confrontation between him and Joel Riley that began inside the Uptown Lounge, located in Waterloo, and continued outside that establishment. The State’s version of the events, as testified to by Riley and his friends, was as follows. Defendant had repeatedly made incoherent remarks to Riley inside the bar and bumped into him with his body. When defendant, who was wearing a purple-violet suit, walked outside the lounge, Riley followed him and…