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State v. Treptow
Ruled that statutes requiring defendant who pleads guilty to establish good cause to pursue direct appeal and to present ineffective assistance claim in postconviction-relief proceeding, do not violate equal protection or due process
State v. Albano
Ruled that state right to trial by jury may diverge from federal right and is not violated by statute authorizing court, not jury, to make criminal history findings for sentencing purposes
State v. Mikell
Held that when prosecution dismisses and later refiles charges, the period between dismissal and refiling need not be considered for purposes of defendant's right to a speedy trial
Iowa Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect
The court’s stance on reproductive health has shifted dramatically since 2018, when it held that abortion was a fundamental right under the state constitution.
People v. Bochenek
Ruled that statute setting venue for identity theft cases in the place where the victim resides does not violate right to jury trial where the crime is alleged to have been committed
State v. Dortch
Dissent wrote that applying preservation requirement to defendant whose guilty plea was accepted without a competency hearing after trial court questioned his competency would deny his right to a meaningful appeal
Hrbek v. State
Ruled that the omnibus crime bill did not violate separation of powers principles, and that in post-conviction relief there is no constitutional right to hybrid representation
People v. Bass
Concurrences would have addressed whether under Illinois' "limited lockstep" approach the state constitution provides greater protections than the Fourth Amendment
Barnett v. Jones
Ruled that local law dictating how proceeds distributed to a county should be allocated is constitutional because no existing general law provides for the same matter
Butler v. Watson
Ruled that clause requiring distribution of ballot initiative signatures across the state's five congressional districts was rendered inoperable by reduction in number of state's congressional districts
