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MATTER OF KASTER

No. 89-40.

454 N.W.2d 876 (1990)

In the Matter of Property Seized from Dickey D. KASTER. Appeal of STATE of Iowa.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Corrected May 18, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Christie J. Scase, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul L. Martin, County Atty., and Michael J. Houchins, Asst. County Atty., for appellant.

Kyndra Naeve of Brown, Kinsey & Funkhouser, Mason City, for Kaster.

Randall C. Wilson and Patricia M. Hulting, Des Moines, for amicus curiae, Iowa Civ. Liberties Union.

Considered en banc.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether Iowa Code section 809.1(2)(b) (1987) is unconstitutionally vague. After trial and the submission of written briefs and arguments, the district court concluded the statute was unconstitutionally vague and ordered the return of property which the State sought to forfeit. We conclude otherwise, and we reverse and remand to the district court.

Dickey D. Kaster was charged with three counts of...

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