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STATE v. JAMES

No. 03-2031.

693 N.W.2d 353 (2005)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Kristen Joy JAMES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 11, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia A. Reynolds, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kevin Cmelik, Assistant Attorney General, R. Steven Johnson, County Attorney, and Michael J. Jacobson, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

LARSON, Justice.

Kristen James was convicted of child endangerment in violation of Iowa Code section 726.6 (2003). We conclude the district court misinterpreted the "knowingly" element of the child endangerment statute, and we therefore reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for a new trial.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Jason and Kristen James lived in a second-floor apartment in Newton, Iowa, with their son...

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