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State v. Culberson

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Oct 28, 2015
872 N.W.2d 409 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)
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determining the defendant "knowingly and intentionally waived his right to make a statement in mitigation of punishment" by expressly waiving his "right to personally address the court at the time of sentencing," which "unambiguously refer[red] to [the defendant]'s right of allocution"

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Opinion

No. 13–2049.

10-28-2015

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Demarcus Letrelle CULBERSON, Defendant–Appellant.

Thomas J. O'Flaherty of O'Flaherty Law Firm, Bettendorf, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik and Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorneys General, Michael J. Walton, County Attorney, and Robert Bradfield, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION

Affirmed.

Summaries of

State v. Culberson

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Oct 28, 2015
872 N.W.2d 409 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

determining the defendant "knowingly and intentionally waived his right to make a statement in mitigation of punishment" by expressly waiving his "right to personally address the court at the time of sentencing," which "unambiguously refer[red] to [the defendant]'s right of allocution"

Summary of this case from State v. Marshall
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State v. Culberson

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Demarcus Letrelle CULBERSON…

Court:Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Date published: Oct 28, 2015

Citations

872 N.W.2d 409 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

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