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STATE v. KNOWLES

No. 98-1435.

602 N.W.2d 800 (1999)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Richard Edward KNOWLES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Sharon K. Hall, Assistant Attorney General, and J. Patrick White, County Attorney, for appellant.

Leon F. Spies of Mellon & Spies, Iowa City, for appellee.

Considered en banc.

LAVORATO, Justice.

The State sought interlocutory appeal challenging the district court's interpretation of the language "knowingly and intentionally violates" in the penalty provision of the Iowa gift law. After granting the appeal, we conclude the district court incorrectly interpreted the language. In so concluding, we also reject the State's interpretation. We affirm as modified.

On April 9, 1998, the State charged Richard Edward Knowles with making a...

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