LaRUE v. BURNS

No. 61058.

268 N.W.2d 639 (1978)

Daryl D. LaRUE, Plaintiff, v. Jack L. BURNS, Iowa District Associate Court Judge for Muscatine County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Petersen, Muscatine County Public Defender, for plaintiff.

Considered by MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, REYNOLDSON and MASON, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Justice.

In this original certiorari proceeding, plaintiff Daryl D. LaRue alleged defendant District Associate Judge Jack L. Burns proceeded illegally in sentencing him to a six-month contempt of court jail term for failing to pay $8.50 in court costs in a misdemeanor case, and in forfeiting a $500 appearance bond. We now sustain the writ of certiorari previously issued, and remand with directions.

February 4, 1977, LaRue pled guilty to a §...

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