STATE v. SEATS

No. 13-1960.

865 N.W.2d 545 (2015)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Damion John SEATS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. David Eastman of Eastman Law Office, Clear Lake, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Alexandra Link , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Alan Ostergren , Muscatine, for amicus curiae, Iowa County Attorneys Association.


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