STATE v. DAMME

No. 19-1139.

944 N.W.2d 98 (2020)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Mercedes JoJean DAMME, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne K. Wilson of Anne K. Wilson Law Office, PLLC, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Tyler J. Buller , Assistant Attorney General, Erika L. Allen , County Attorney, and Kali Adams , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


This case presents our first opportunity to adjudicate the "good cause" requirement under Iowa Code section 814.6 (2019) to appeal from a conviction based on the defendant's guilty plea. This defendant pled guilty to theft and was convicted and sentenced on July 1, 2019, the first day the amendment to section 814.6 became effective...

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