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McDONALD, Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part). I concur in divisions IV.B (sufficiency of the evidence) and IV.C (ineffective assistance of counsel) of Justice Mansfield's opinion. I dissent from division IV.A of his opinion, which addresses Kenneth Lilly's fair-cross-section claim arising under the state constitution. For the reasons set forth below, I would affirm Lilly's convic

4 The portion of the trial transcript included in the record on appeal was sufficient to enable the DCA to provide meaningful review of this issue. 5 His six claims of ineffective assistance were as follows: (1) Trial counsel failed to contemporaneously object and to renew all objections pursuant to the trial court's

Concurrence by Judge Owens WARDLAW, Circuit Judge: *485It is no hyperbole to say that Dulce Garcia embodies the American dream. Born into poverty, Garcia and her parents shared a San Diego house with other families to save money on rent; she was even homeless for a time as a child. But she studied hard and excelled academical

In The Iowa Supreme Court No. 23–1371 Submitted October 9, 2024—Filed December 13, 2024 Silvia R. Cianzio, Appellant, vs. Iowa State University, State of Iowa, and Board of Regents, State of Iowa, Appellees. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 20-1282 Filed January 12, 2022 IN RE THE DETENTION OF ZACHARY WELSH, ZACHARY WELSH, Respondent-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fayette County, Richard D. Stochl, Judge. Zachary Welsh appeals his commitment as a sexually violent predator. AFFIRMED. Matthew S. She

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 23-1556 Filed February 5, 2025 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY, Defendant. ________________________________________________________________ Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Brad McCall, Judge. The State petitioned for certiorari, challenging a district court order granting pos

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 24-0708 Filed August 6, 2025 TAEVON WASHINGTON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Melissa Anderson-Seeber, Judge. An applicant appeals the denial of postconviction relief from his two convicti

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 25-0041 Filed September 17, 2025 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOY LANGRINE, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Thomas A. Bitter, Judge. A criminal defendant appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to assault with intent to co

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 22–1213 Submitted September 14, 2023—Filed December 29, 202 IOWA INDIVIDUAL HEALTH BENEFIT REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Appellee, vs. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, and UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, Appellants. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Heather Lauber, (summary judgment) and Celene Gogerty (summary jud

In the Iowa Supreme Court No. 24–1019 Submitted February 11, 2025—Filed March 14, 2025 Elizabeth Bright, Appellant, vs. State of Iowa, Appellee. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Kevin McKeever, judg

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 23-1923 Filed October 1, 2025 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RICHARD LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, John J. Haney, Judge. A defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. AFFIRMED.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 22–1703 Submitted March 20, 2024—Filed May 10, 2024 STATE OF IOWA, Petitioner, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR EMMET COUNTY, Respondent. Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Emmet County, Jeffrey A. Neary, Judge. State petitions for review of district court order regarding the assessment of costs for conducting privilege review of electronic information

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 22–1213 Submitted September 14, 2023—Filed December 29, 2023 Amended January 2, 2024 IOWA INDIVIDUAL HEALTH BENEFIT REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Appellee, vs. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, and UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, Appellants. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Heather Lauber, (su

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 24-1721 ___________________________ State of Iowa; State of Arkansas; State of Florida; State of Idaho; State of Kansas; State of Mississippi; State of Missouri; State of Montana; State of Nebraska; State of Ohio; State of Oklahoma; State of Texas; State of Utah; American Free

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 24-0479 Filed May 7, 2025 JUAN LEDESMA, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Steven Andreasen, Judge. An applicant appeals the dismissal of his fifth application for postconv

In the Iowa Supreme Court No. 23–1218 Submitted February 17, 2025—Filed June 20, 2025 State of Iowa, Appellee, vs. Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr., Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Bla

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 24-1580 Filed May 21, 2025 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RUSLAN NEGRUTA, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Boone County, John R. Flynn, Judge. A defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for ongoing criminal conduct. AFFIRMED. Raya Di

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 23-1555 Filed November 13, 2024 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Coleman McAllister, Judge. The State appeals the district court order placing a sexually violent predat

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 24-0783 Filed February 19, 2025 KHAMFEUANG THONGVANH, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Jennifer Miller, Judge. An applicant for postconviction relief appeals the dismissal of his application as

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 24-0918 Filed May 7, 2025 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STEVEN VIVAS, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Meghan Corbin, Judge. A defendant appeals the district court’s denial of his motion in arrest of judgment and his prison sent