CARTER, Justice.
Defendant, Donald Bedard, appeals from a conviction for assaulting a peace officer in violation of Iowa Code sections 708.1(1) and 708.3A(4) (2001). He contends that he acted with justification. The court of appeals reversed his conviction, concluding that the officer who was the subject of the assault lacked legal cause to forcibly detain him and that defendant was justified in resisting. Upon reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented...
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