STATE v. BAKER

No. 03-1465.

688 N.W.2d 250 (2004)

STATE of Iowa, Appellant, v. Rosemary E. BAKER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Karen Doland, Assistant Attorney General, Gina Vosburg, County Attorney, and Eric Simonson, Assistant County Attorney, for appellant.

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellee.


TERNUS, Justice.

The State charged the defendant, Rosemary Baker, with the offense of tampering with a juror in violation of Iowa Code section 720.4 (2003). The district court dismissed the charge, ruling the statute was unconstitutional as applied to the defendant because it infringed her First Amendment right to free speech. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The parties stipulated to the...

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