STATE v. PETERSON

No. 83-880.

347 N.W.2d 398 (1984)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Richard Lee PETERSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. McSweeney, Asst. County Atty., for appellant.

Matthew F. Berry, Clear Lake, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


WOLLE, Justice.

The State's appeal in this case presents two issues of statutory construction involving Iowa Code section 321.555 (1983) which defines "habitual offender" and can lead to a judgment of the district court revoking the driving privileges of persons who habitually violate motor vehicle laws. The State commenced this civil action to have defendant's operator's license revoked because within a period of six years he had accumulated five convictions for...

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