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STATE v. WESTEEN

No. 97-2019.

591 N.W.2d 203 (1999)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Douglas Allen WESTEEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, Patricia Reynolds, Assistant State Appellate Defender, and Lori Loftsgard, Student Intern, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Jean C. Pettinger, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas S. Mullin, County Attorney, and James J. Katcher, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, CARTER, NEUMAN, and TERNUS, JJ.

TERNUS, Justice.

This case presents our first opportunity to interpret Iowa's "crack-house" statute, Iowa Code section 124.402(1)(e) (1997). The primary issue presented is whether this statute requires a showing of some degree of continuity in order to establish that the defendant was "keeping" a dwelling for the purpose of possessing or selling controlled substances. We think it does and conclude that trial counsel rendered...

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