VOGEL, P.J.
The defendant, Paul Justin Opperman, appeals the judgment and sentence entered following a trial on the minutes of testimony and a verdict of guilty on the charge of arson in the second degree, a class C felony, in violation of Iowa Code sections 712.1 and 712.3 (2011). He argues that Iowa Code section 712.1(2) is an unconstitutional, strict liability statute. The State responds by claiming error was not preserved, and in the alternative, the statute is...
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