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STATE v. BYNUM

No. 18-0294.

937 N.W.2d 319 (2020)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Earnest BYNUM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed January 10, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Meyer , Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Sharon K. Hall , Assistant Attorney General, Jerry Vander Sanden , County Attorney, and Monica C. Slaughter , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

We are asked to determine whether the false report of a criminal act requires definitional instructions for an affirmative defense to the underlying criminal act. After closing arguments, the defendant requested the district court provide an instruction on the exceptions to the underlying criminal act of carrying weapons. The...

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