STATE v. WERTS

No. 01-1813.

677 N.W.2d 734 (2004)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. LeAnn Faye WERTS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing April 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo Parrish and Andrew Dunn of Parrish, Kruidenier, Moss, Dunn, Boles, Gribble & Cook, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Mary E. Tabor, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Frank Severino and Susan Cox, Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.


CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, LeAnn Werts, appeals from a conviction of first-degree murder in regard to the death of a twenty-one-month-old child for whom she provided day care. The court of appeals reversed the conviction based on its conclusion that prior bad-acts evidence should not have been allowed. For reasons hereinafter stated, we agree with the conclusion of the court of appeals. The decision of the court of appeals is affirmed, and the judgment of the district...

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