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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 15–0573 Filed March 25, 2016 IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ANGELA MARIE HARRIS AND PATRIC DAVID HARRIS, Upon the Petition of ANGELA MARIE HARRIS, Appellant, And Concerning PATRIC DAVID HARRIS, Appellee. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, Judge. A mother appeals the district court’s denial of her petition to modify the

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 15–0573 Filed March 25, 2016 Amended June 9, 2016 IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF ANGELA MARIE HARRIS AND PATRIC DAVID HARRIS, Upon the Petition of ANGELA MARIE HARRIS, Appellant, And Concerning PATRIC DAVID HARRIS, Appellee. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, Judge. A mother appeals the distri

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 13–1906 Filed March 4, 2016 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. JOSHUA SCOTT PEARSON, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Martha L. Mertz, Judge. Defendant seeks further review of a court of appeals decision holding the district court properly resentenced the defendant upon remand.

Gary W. Lynch, Judge Angela Megan Guinn (“Defendant”) appeals her conviction for attempt to manufacture a controlled substance, see section 195.211.1 Defendant claims that the trial court erred by not granting her motion to suppress, by admitting retail records of her purchases of pseudoephedrine (cold medicines often used in the manufacture of methamphetamine), and by rejecting her prop

APPEL, Justice (concurring specially). Parti. I agree with Justice Mansfield’s opinion regarding the proper interpretation of Iowa’s sexual exploitation statute. I do not join, however, the discussion of the state constitutional issues presented in this case. Instead, I present a different analysis, which today, as it has in many recent cases, commands the support of the majority of th

RILEY, Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE [1] Appellant-Defendant, Mary Osborne (Osborne), appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress [2] We reverse and remand. ISSUE [3] Osborne raises one issue on interlocutory appeal, which we restate as foll

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 17–1579 Filed June 29, 2018 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLAND and JILL MEADOWS, Appellants, vs. KIMBERLY K. REYNOLDS ex rel. STATE OF IOWA and IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Appellees. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Jeffrey D. Farrell, Judge. Appellants challenge the constitutionality of a statute that requires women to obtain certifi

McLeese, Associate Judge: *1134 Appellant Royale McGlenn Sr. appeals from his convictions for firearms offenses, arguing that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm. I. Viewed in the li

WATERMAN, Justice. A Polk County jury found Jonas Neider-bach guilty of six counts of child endangerment, and the district court imposed a fifty-year prison sentence. The victim is his son, E.N., who was less than seven weeks old when he suffered a broken arm, fifteen rib fractures, and a permanent brain injury over a three-week period. The victim’s mother, Jherica Richardson, pled guilty to child endangerment and is serving a

769 N.W.2d 880 (2009) STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. James Carson EFFLER, Appellant. No. 06-1417. Supreme Court of Iowa. July 17, 2009. *881 Angela L. Campbell of Dickey & Campbell Law Firm, PLC, Des Moines, for appellant. *882 Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistan

617 N.W.2d 260 (2000) STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Chad Alexander PRIOR, Appellant. No. 99-828. Supreme Court of Iowa. September 7, 2000. Rehearing Denied October 10, 2000. *261 Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Dennis D. Hendrickson, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J.

Daniel D. Crabtree, United States District Judge On November 5, 2014, plaintiff Teresa Mary Palmer gave birth to a son. Several hours before the baby's birth, Ms. Palmer began experiencing cramps and pain. So her husband, mother, and father drove her to Shawnee Mission Medical Center ("SMMC"). SMMC admitted Ms. Palmer to its Birth Center, but later diagnosed her with false labor and discharged her from the hospital. Ms. Palmer ret

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 13–1906 Filed March 4, 2016 Amended March 7, 2016 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. JOSHUA SCOTT PEARSON, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Martha L. Mertz, Judge. Defendant seeks further review of a court of appeals decision holding the district court pro

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 13–1906 Filed March 4, 2016 Amended May 5, 2016 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. JOSHUA SCOTT PEARSON, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Martha L. Mertz, Judge. Defendant seeks further review of a court of appeals decision holding the district court pro

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 11–1082 Filed August 23, 2013 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. JONAS DORIAN NEIDERBACH, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Douglas F. Staskal, Arthur E. Gamble, and Artis I. Reis, Judges. Defendant appeals from his convictions for child endangerment. AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART; CASE REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

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APPEL, Justice. In this case, a driver challenges the constitutionality of an inventory search of his vehicle, which was to be towed after police discovered it was not lawfully registered. After conducting a search, the police found a controlled substance. The district court denied the driver's motion to suppress, and he was convicted of possession. The driver argues this search was unc

Because I believe the trial judge did not err in refusing to instruct the jury as requested by the defendant, I must respectfully dissent. Punishing a defendant for unintentionally causing the death of another while in the commission of a misdemeanor is not a new legal concept, in either a criminal case or a civil case. For example, in Pippin v. State,19 Ala. App. 384, 387, 97 So. 615<

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge. Alex Gbur, a white male, was a policeman for the south suburban City of Harvey, beginning in 2001. In April 2003, Harvey elected an African-American may- or — the previous mayor had been white — • and Mr. Gbur feels it was no coincidence that his career took a turn for the worse around that time. He was disciplined on a

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 06–1417 Filed July 17, 2009 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. JAMES CARSON EFFLER, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Artis J. Reis, Judge. The defendant seeks review of a ruling overruling his motion to suppress his statements. The court of appeals reversed the distr