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5 Iowa opinions name it 2 courts 2021–2022 5 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State of Iowa v. Kelvin Plain Sr.green1 sentence2022Once again, we draw the applicable principles from our decision in Kraai: “Error in giving or refusing to give a jury instruction does not warrant reversal unless it results in prejudice to the complaining party.” State v. Plain, 898 N.W.2d 801, 817 (Iowa 2017) (quoting State v. Hoyman, 863 N.W.2d 1, 7 (Iowa 2015)). | 1 | 1 |
Ludy v. Stategreen1 sentence2022See Ludy v. State, 784 N.E.2d 459, 461 (Ind. 2003) (stating an asymmetrical noncorroboration instruction “unfairly focuses the jury’s attention on and highlights a single witness’s testimony”). | 1 | 1 |
State of Iowa v. John Robert Hoymangreen1 sentence2022Once again, we draw the applicable principles from our decision in Kraai: “Error in giving or refusing to give a jury instruction does not warrant reversal unless it results in prejudice to the complaining party.” State v. Plain, 898 N.W.2d 801, 817 (Iowa 2017) (quoting State v. Hoyman, 863 N.W.2d 1, 7 (Iowa 2015)). | 1 | 1 |
People v. Gammagegreen1 sentence2021See, e.g., People v. Gammage, 828 P.2d 682, 687 (Cal. 1992) (majority finding “continuing vitality in instructing juries that there is no legal requirement of corroboration” in sexual-abuse cases; with concurring justices discouraging continued use of instruction); Mency v. State, 492 S.E.2d 692 , 699–700 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997) (concluding instruction was “appropriate statement of relevant law” in child molestation case when considered with instructions on burden of proof); People v. Welch, Crim. | 1 | 1 |
State v. Andersongreen1 sentence2021“Our standard of review on issues of jury instructions is for errors at law.” State v. Anderson, 636 N.W.2d 26, 30 (Iowa 2001). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Seilergreen1 sentence2021See State v. Seiler, 342 N.W.2d 264, 268 (Iowa 1983). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Thavenet v. Davis
green
2 sentences2022For instance, the jury in this case was instructed that it could believe “all, part or none of any witness’s testimony,” but in deciding which testimony to believe, the jury evaluated B.T.’s and L.S.’s testimony “in light of the noncorroboration instruction that uniquely accentuated [their] testimony over all others.” Id. 2022Id. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Rafael Alexander Gutierrez v. State of Florida
green
1 sentence2022Gutierrez, 177 So. 3d at 229–30. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Mency v. State
green
1 sentence2021See, e.g., People v. Gammage, 828 P.2d 682, 687 (Cal. 1992) (majority finding “continuing vitality in instructing juries that there is no legal requirement of corroboration” in sexual-abuse cases; with concurring justices discouraging continued use of instruction); Mency v. State, 492 S.E.2d 692 , 699–700 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997) (concluding instruction was “appropriate statement of relevant law” in child molestation case when considered with instructions on burden of proof); People v. Welch, Crim. | 1 | 2021–2021 |
State v. Knox
green
1 sentence2021Knox, 536 N.W.2d at 742 . | 1 | 2021–2021 |
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.
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.