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community standard in Iowa

5 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 1991–2024 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
State Ex Rel. Collins v. Superior Courtgreen
ariz · 1986 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
2 sentences

1991Collins v. Superior Court, 163 Ariz. 246, 252-53 , 787 P.2d 1042, 1048-49 (1986) (same); Commonwealth v. Trainor, 374 Mass. 796, 799 , 374 N.E.2d 1216, 1218-19 (1978) (holding that expert testimony was not required as part of the prosecution’s proof); State v. Embassy Corp., 215 Neb. 631, 632-36 , 340 N.W.2d 160, 162-64 (1983) (holding that the state was not required to prove the community standard).

1991Collins v. Superior Court, 163 Ariz. 246, 252-53 , 787 P.2d 1042, 1048-49 (1986) (same); Commonwealth v. Trainor, 374 Mass. 796, 799 , 374 N.E.2d 1216, 1218-19 (1978) (holding that expert testimony was not required as part of the prosecution’s proof); State v. Embassy Corp., 215 Neb. 631, 632-36 , 340 N.W.2d 160, 162-64 (1983) (holding that the state was not required to prove the community standard).

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State v. Embassy Corporationgreen
neb · 1983 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
2 sentences

1991Collins v. Superior Court, 163 Ariz. 246, 252-53 , 787 P.2d 1042, 1048-49 (1986) (same); Commonwealth v. Trainor, 374 Mass. 796, 799 , 374 N.E.2d 1216, 1218-19 (1978) (holding that expert testimony was not required as part of the prosecution’s proof); State v. Embassy Corp., 215 Neb. 631, 632-36 , 340 N.W.2d 160, 162-64 (1983) (holding that the state was not required to prove the community standard).

1991Collins v. Superior Court, 163 Ariz. 246, 252-53 , 787 P.2d 1042, 1048-49 (1986) (same); Commonwealth v. Trainor, 374 Mass. 796, 799 , 374 N.E.2d 1216, 1218-19 (1978) (holding that expert testimony was not required as part of the prosecution’s proof); State v. Embassy Corp., 215 Neb. 631, 632-36 , 340 N.W.2d 160, 162-64 (1983) (holding that the state was not required to prove the community standard).

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Commonwealth v. Trainorgreen
mass · 1978 · cited in 1 Iowa opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991
2 sentences

1991Collins v. Superior Court, 163 Ariz. 246, 252-53 , 787 P.2d 1042, 1048-49 (1986) (same); Commonwealth v. Trainor, 374 Mass. 796, 799 , 374 N.E.2d 1216, 1218-19 (1978) (holding that expert testimony was not required as part of the prosecution’s proof); State v. Embassy Corp., 215 Neb. 631, 632-36 , 340 N.W.2d 160, 162-64 (1983) (holding that the state was not required to prove the community standard).

1991Collins v. Superior Court, 163 Ariz. 246, 252-53 , 787 P.2d 1042, 1048-49 (1986) (same); Commonwealth v. Trainor, 374 Mass. 796, 799 , 374 N.E.2d 1216, 1218-19 (1978) (holding that expert testimony was not required as part of the prosecution’s proof); State v. Embassy Corp., 215 Neb. 631, 632-36 , 340 N.W.2d 160, 162-64 (1983) (holding that the state was not required to prove the community standard).

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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
Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Official Capacities as the Secretary of State of Iowa, and Denise Fraise, in Her Official Capacities as the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa green
iowa · 2016
2 sentences

2018Here, by contrast, the majority has used the living constitution not as a means of adapting to “the community standard expressed by our legislature,” id. at 205 , but as a way of erecting a strict scrutiny barrier to legislative action without reference to the constitutional text or history.

2018Here, by contrast, the majority has used the living constitution not as a means of adapting to "the community standard expressed by our legislature," id. at 205 , but as a way of erecting a strict scrutiny barrier to legislative action without reference to the constitutional text or history.

32018–2018
Velie Outdoor Advertising of Sioux City, Inc. v. City of Sioux City neutral
iowa · 1977
1 sentence

2024Velie Outdoor Advert. of Sioux City, Inc. v. Sioux City, 252 N.W.2d 408 , 410–11 (Iowa 1977) (alterations in original) (quoting Charles M.

12024–2024

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IA § Iowa Code § 146A.1 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 4.12 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 595.4 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 598.19 (3) IA § Iowa Code § 600A.4 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 160 (1907–2025) CA 74 (1958–2026) ID 45 (1892–2025) OH 33 (1990–2026) LA 32 (1948–2024) AZ 23 (1929–2024) IL 23 (1977–2025) NY 17 (1896–2016) WA 16 (1914–2026) PA 14 (1974–2018) NC 13 (1986–2026) NM 12 (1973–2024) AL 12 (1879–2007) OR 11 (1960–2022) CT 9 (1965–2021) IN 9 (1894–2020) MN 7 (1984–2014) FL 7 (1965–2020) GA 7 (1977–2013) CO 7 (1971–2009) NE 6 (1973–2021) MO 5 (1979–2005) SD 5 (1978–2008) MT 5 (1980–2012) AK 5 (1984–1997) IA 5 (1991–2024) RI 4 (1991–2015) OK 4 (1973–1992) NJ 4 (1963–2025) MI 4 (1868–1970) UT 3 (1980–2012) SC 3 (1970–2001) MD 3 (1970–2003) AR 3 (1984–2012) KS 3 (1932–2013) MA 3 (1982–2019) NV 3 (2023–2023) WY 3 (1991–1996) WV 2 (1982–1992) KY 2 (1993–2007) WI 2 (1980–1999) MS 2 (2009–2010) TN 2 (1998–2005) VA 2 (1974–1974)

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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