STATE v. NELSEN

No. 84-1480.

390 N.W.2d 589 (1986)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Sherrie Lynn NELSEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, and John P. Messina, Asst. Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., David L. Dorff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver D. Dillard, Co. Atty., and Mary Vavroch, Asst. Co. Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, SCHULTZ, and WOLLE, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

We granted further review to examine a court of appeals decision holding defendant's sixth amendment right to counsel was violated by the State's trial use of her incriminating statements made to a probation officer. We agree with the court of appeals, reverse the district court judgment, and remand for new trial.

Early in 1984 defendant Sherrie Lynn Nelsen was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and while her...

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