STATE v. HANES

No. 21-1146.

981 N.W.2d 454 (2022)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. John Eddie HANES, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed November 4, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Bjornstad (argued) of Jack Bjornstad Law Office, Spirit Lake, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Genevieve Reinkoester (argued), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Waterman, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Mansfield, McDonald, Oxley, and May, JJ., joined. Oxley, J., filed a concurring opinion. McDermott, J., filed a dissenting opinion.


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