STATE v. KUHSE

No. 18-0765.

937 N.W.2d 622 (2020)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Ken Lorenze KUHSE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed January 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith (until withdrawal), Appellate Defender, and Shellie L. Knipfer , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Darrel Mullins , Assistant Attorney General, Jerry Vander Sanden , County Attorney, and Laurie Craig , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


In this appeal from a conviction for domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury, we are asked to decide whether the district court adequately instructed the jury on the defendant's justification defense. The defendant asserts his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the marshaling instruction that did not...

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