Case law

Kenneth Lee Doss v. State of Iowa

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 25, 2021

Here, Doss clearly asserted both federal and state constitutional claims, even though he presented only one constitutional standard.® “[A]n as-applied challenge alleges the statute is unconstitutional as applied to a particular … I will not establish, pursue or maintain any dating, romantic and/or sexual relationship(s). KE’ 0.)

Amended September 15, 2017 State of Iowa v. Erik Milton Childs

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 30, 2017

We recently reiterated, Establishing absurdity in an unambiguous statute is difficult for good reason. … The court concluded Carboxy-THC qualified because it “is a chemical compound produced when the body metabolizes THC, which is a compound of similar structure.”

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc., on behalf of itself and its patients v. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Human Services, Iowa Department of Public Health, and Kelly Garcia in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services, and Interim Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 30, 2021

By its terms, the Act clearly precludes PPH from participating in the CAPP and PREP programs. In 2017, PPH performed approximately 95% of all abortions in Iowa. … PPH must first establish it has a constitutional due process right to provide abortions before this condition can be considered unconstitutional.

State of Iowa v. Erik Milton Childs

898 N.W.2d 177 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 30, 2017

We recently reiterated, Establishing absurdity in an unambiguous statute is difficult for good reason. … The court concluded Carboxy-THC qualified because it “is a chemical compound produced when the body metabolizes THC, which is a compound of similar structure.”

Amended September 14, 2015 State of Iowa v. Jesse Michael Gaskins

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 30, 2015

In the end, however, many of the states have clearly embraced a soft advocacy approach to their criteria. … Clearly, this is not true under the Iowa Constitution. See Olsen, 293 N.W.2d at 218, 220.

Amended February 12, 2016 State of Iowa v. Andrew James Lopez

Supreme Court of Iowa · Dec 4, 2015

The defendant “need not establish that, ‘ “but for his counsel’s failure to object, he would have received a different sentence.” ’ ” State v. … Because B.H. was under the age of eighteen, his father, as an immediate family member, qualified as a victim under Iowa Code section 915.10(3).

State of Iowa v. Earl Booth-Harris

Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 24, 2020

But such evolving grounds are not a basis for establishing fixed principles of constitutional law. … Id. at 62 (“We forget, qualify, or distort existing memories as we acquire new perceptual experiences and encode new content and associations into memory.”).

Iowa Power Co. v. Hoover

166 Iowa 415 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 22, 1914

There was no legal impediment to the passage of the act, under which, upon compliance with its conditions, qualified private rights might be acquired. … This addition, as appears from the evidence and from an inspection of the dam, seems to be clearly marked, and no difficulty will be had in determining the line of separation.

State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 18, 2021

If individuals placing garbage out for collection do not intend to leave the items for random “finders,” placing garbage curbside arguably lacks the requisite “intent to abandon” necessary to qualify as … Clearly, law enforcement can do things that private citizens cannot do.

State of Iowa v. Kyra Rose Bauler

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 28, 2024

Although Bauler does not cite Caballes, it is clearly the controlling case for resolving this appeal. … Even before Jardines, the federal courts of appeals that addressed the issue qualified their “holding[s] that a dog’s instinctive jump into a car does not violate the Fourth Amendment” by adding: “as long as the canine

State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 18, 2021

If individuals placing garbage out for collection do not intend to leave the items for random “finders,” placing garbage curbside arguably lacks the requisite “intent to abandon” necessary to qualify as … Clearly, law enforcement can do things that private citizens cannot do.

State of Iowa v. Nicholas Dean Wright

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 18, 2021

If individuals placing garbage out for collection do not intend to leave the items for random “finders,” placing garbage curbside arguably lacks the requisite “intent to abandon” necessary to qualify as … Clearly, law enforcement can do things that private citizens cannot do.

Amended July 17, 2015 State of Iowa v. Archaletta Latrice Young

Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 3, 2015

Rights that “ ‘would enlarge, and not curtail the rights of the people’ ” and would “ ‘put upon record every guarantee that could be legitimately placed there in order that Iowa . . . might . . . have the best and most clearly … While it may be that the “cases” language amounts to constitutional support for a right to counsel in qualifying civil contexts, it also strongly suggests that if a right to counsel exists in civil cases in which “liberty

Amended April 6, 2016 Ben Villarreal Jr., Cleo Martinez, and Lacasa Martinez Texmex, Inc. v. United Fire & Casualty Company D/B/A United Fire Group

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jan 8, 2016

Clearly, Res Judicata Reexamined, 57 Yale L.J. 339, 339–42 (1948) (discussing the differences between the traditional narrower view and the broader transactional approach). … Further, the mere fact the bad-faith claim could have been brought earlier clearly is not determinative. See, e.g., Westway, 314 N.W.2d at 401–02.

State of Iowa v. Keyon Harrison

Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 22, 2018

This is because robbery is clearly distinguishable from assault for the purpose of the merger doctrine. … Moreover, robbery—unlike willful injury—is expressly listed as a forcible felony under section 702.11(1) to qualify as a basis for felony murder. See Iowa Code § 702.11(1).

Amended April 19, 2017 State of Iowa v. Jayel Antrone Coleman

Supreme Court of Iowa · Feb 10, 2017

To get to its result, the majority overrules another one of our established search and seizure precedents. In State v. … “Ordinary inquiries within the traffic stop’s mission clearly do not offend the fourth amendment.” Cummings II, 46 N.E.3d at 251.

State of Iowa v. Isaiah Richard Sweet

Supreme Court of Iowa · May 27, 2016

Stephen Hart, a highly qualified expert witness in the field of clinical psychology with a special focus on the assessment of violence, risk, and psychopathic personality disorder. Dr. … After establishing in  78 Ragland and State v.

State of Iowa v. Jayel Antrone Coleman

Supreme Court of Iowa · Feb 10, 2017

To get to its result, the majority overrules another one of our established search and seizure precedents. In State v. … “Ordinary inquiries within the traffic stop’s mission clearly do not offend the fourth amendment.” Cummings II, 46 N.E.3d at 251.

Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. David Ebong Akpan

Supreme Court of Iowa · Nov 20, 2020

We characterized the situation as “an  27 isolated violation of our ethical rules” and noted that the attorney had no history of prior ethical lapses and, additionally, had “established … The circumstances here are clearly not as egregious as those that led to the sixty-day suspensions in Mendez and Parrish.

Iowa National Bank v. Stewart

214 Iowa 1229 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Sep 26, 1930

No decision of this court appears to have so. qualified Sec. 5219 as to permit discrimination in taxation in favor of moneyed capital such as is here contended for. … assessed upon other moneyed capital coming into competition with the business of such banks. * # * It is our view that the law providing for the taxation of moneys and credits is not unconstitutional and that if plaintiff can establish