Court Opinion

ID: 9702424
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 23:11:05.785387+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:37.369541
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HARRIS, Justice
(concurring specially).
I feel obliged to express my belief this case can easily be distinguished from State v. Reaves, 254 N.W.2d 488 (Iowa 1977) (filed this date). Here the assurances of defense counsel that he had advised defendant of his rights satisfy the requirements of Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969). However defendant’s later denial of any criminal intent was in contradiction of counsel’s assurances. Under the circumstances I agree the trial court should have made further inquiry to determine if defendant was aware of the element of intent. See Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637, 96 S.Ct. 2253, 49 L.Ed.2d 108 (1976). I therefore concur.