State v. Swartz’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 20 state decisions

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1. “First, it does not appear that the plan of restitution contemplated by Iowa Code section 910.3 was complete at the time the notice of appeal was filed. Second, Iowa Code section 910.7 permits an offender who is dissatisfied with the amount of restitution required by the plan to petition the district court for a modification. Until that remedy has been exhausted we have no basis for reviewing the issue that defendant raises.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Marc A. Hagen · State v. Jose

2. “[a] bill of attainder is a legislative determination that metes out punishment to a particular individual or a designated group of persons without a judicial trial. The danger of such a law is that it deprives the accused of the protection afforded by a judicial process.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wright v. Iowa Department of Corrections · State v. Phillips

3. “Support for our conclusions is found in United States v. Brady, 26 F.3d 282 (2d Cir.1994). There, the defendant argued that to allow his 1951 felony conviction to serve as a basis for establishing violation of a subsequently enacted federal statute banning possession of firearms by felons violated the ex post facto clause. In rejecting this argument, the court stated that, [r]egardless of the date of [defendant's] prior conviction, the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm was not committed until after the effective date of the statute under which he was convicted. Brady, 26 F.3d at 291 . Similar conclusions were reached in United States v. Etheridge, 932 F.2d 318, 323 (4th Cir. 1991), and United States v. Patterson, 820 F.2d 1524, 1527 (9th Cir.1987). We are satisfied that these principles govern the disposition of defendant's claims under federal law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Trower