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credibility instruction in Iowa

7 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1983–2026 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Arndt v. City of Le Clairegreen
iowa · 2007 · cited in 2 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2012–2026
2 sentences

2026See id. at 394 .

2012Deputy Commissioner Wal-shire found a discrepancy between “the history provided by Dr. Garrels” and the “testimony of claimant and his spouse.” It is the commissioner’s “duty as the trier of fact to determine the credibility of witnesses.” Arndt v. City of Le Claire, 728 N.W.2d 389, 395 (Iowa 2007).

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People v. Goodingreen
michctapp · 2003 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020People v. Camel, No. 290270, 2010 WL 199612 , at *3 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 21, 2010) (unpublished) (citations omitted) (quoting People v. Goodin, 668 N.W.2d 392, 396 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003)).

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State v. Groffgreen
iowa · 1982 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018“Probable cause to issue a search warrant exists ‘when the facts and circumstances presented to the judicial officer are sufficient in themselves to justify the belief of a reasonably cautious person that an offense has been or is being committed.’” State v. Groff, 323 N.W.2d 204, 212 (Iowa 1982) (citations omitted).

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State v. Strawgreen
iowa · 2006 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017See id. at 137 (refusing to adopt a per se rule of prejudice in the context of guilty pleas “because such a rule would force us to 3 accept conclusory claims of prejudice without the benefit of a true review of the circumstances surrounding the plea”).

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Murphy v. Chicago, Great Western Railway Co.green
iowa · 1908 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1987–1987
2 sentences

1987Co., 140 Iowa 332, 337-38 , 118 N.W. 390, 392 (1908), the defendant objected to a credibility instruction because it did not “more specifically advise the jury as to the perjury of the plaintiff.” Id.

1987Co., 140 Iowa 332, 337-38 , 118 N.W. 390, 392 (1908), the defendant objected to a credibility instruction because it did not “more specifically advise the jury as to the perjury of the plaintiff.” Id.

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People v. Briggsgreen
nyappdiv · 1981 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983
2 sentences

1983On the other hand, a favorableness showing has been required and deemed not to have been satisfied where the assertion was “speculative,” People v. Briggs, 81 A.D.2d 1017, 1017-18 , 440 N.Y.S.2d 143, 144-45 (1981), or where the evidence would bear only on the credibility of test results.

1983On the other hand, a favorableness showing has been required and deemed not to have been satisfied where the assertion was “speculative,” People v. Briggs, 81 A.D.2d 1017, 1017-18 , 440 N.Y.S.2d 143, 144-45 (1981), or where the evidence would bear only on the credibility of test results.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Larson Manufacturing Co. v. Thorson green
iowa · 2009
1 sentence

2012Thorson, 763 N.W.2d at 850 .

12012–2012
Turpin v. State green
texcrimapp · 1980
1 sentence

1983Turpin v. State, 606 S.W.2d 907 (Tex.Cr.App.1980).

11983–1983

Where else courts name it

TX 412 (1972–2026) CA 141 (1957–2026) IL 66 (1974–2025) NY 46 (1973–2024) MI 32 (1976–2025) OH 30 (1996–2026) PA 27 (1973–2025) LA 26 (1959–2017) MO 24 (1905–2024) CO 23 (1975–2026) WA 22 (1981–2025) NJ 19 (1976–2025) FL 17 (1980–2019) CT 16 (1981–2025) GA 16 (1978–2021) TN 15 (1991–2024) MN 15 (1976–2019) MA 14 (1981–2024) KS 12 (1968–2022) NM 10 (1992–2026) DC 10 (1977–2022) WI 9 (1980–2022) RI 8 (1992–2023) IN 7 (1976–2017) VA 7 (1993–2026) MD 7 (1982–2018) IA 7 (1983–2026) HI 7 (1997–2024) UT 7 (1998–2021) MS 6 (1994–2026) NC 6 (1980–2016) WV 6 (1996–2025) OK 5 (1984–2011) SC 4 (1999–2018) MT 4 (1982–2021) WY 4 (1990–2006) AL 4 (1993–2016) VT 3 (2005–2017) SD 3 (1961–2024) ME 3 (2008–2023) AZ 2 (2021–2022) NE 2 (1954–2014) AR 2 (2013–2014) DE 2 (1994–2025)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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