STATE v. BUELOW

No. 18-0733.

951 N.W.2d 879 (2020)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Fontae Cole BUELOW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed December 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Fautsch (argued) and Elisabeth A. Archer of Weinhardt Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Genevieve Reinkoester (argued), Assistant Attorney General, C.J. May , County Attorney, and Brigit A. Barnes , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


In this case, defendant, Fontae Buelow, is accused of murdering Samantha Link. Buelow claims Link committed suicide. A jury convicted Buelow of second-degree murder. We must decide whether Link's mental health records are admissible as evidence of Link's suicidal disposition. The mental health records contain discussion...

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