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RICHTER v. SHELBY COUNTY

No. 06-1165.

745 N.W.2d 505 (2008)

David E. RICHTER and Lori Falk—Goss, Appellees, v. SHELBY COUNTY, Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 29, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus Gross, Jr., County Attorney, and Richard C. Schenck and Bryan D. Swain of Salvo, Deren, Schenck & Lauterbach, P.C., for appellant.

DeShawne L. Bird-Sell of DeShawne L. Bird-Sell, P.L.C., Glenwood, for appellees.

APPEL, Justice.

In this case, we must decide whether a county is statutorily obligated to provide a legal defense for a sheriffs deputy charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with a shooting that occurred while the deputy was on duty. The district court held that the county was required to reimburse the deputy for attorneys' fees arising out of his successful criminal defense. For the reasons expressed below...

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