JEFFERSON v. IA DIST. COURT FOR SCOTT CTY.

No. 16-1544.

926 N.W.2d 519 (2019)

Michael JEFFERSON, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR SCOTT COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Les M. Blair III (until withdrawal) of Blair & Fitzsimmons, P.C., Dubuque, then Stuart G. Hoover of Blair & Fitzsimmons, P.C., Dubuque, for plaintiff.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Sharon K. Hall , Assistant Attorney General, and Michael J. Walton , County Attorney, for defendant.


A defendant filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence. He applied for appointment of counsel. The district court not only denied appointment of counsel, but also summarily dismissed his motion. The defendant filed a petition for writ of certiorari. The court of appeals annulled the writ. On further review, we find Iowa...

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