FARNSWORTH v. STATE

No. 20-0786.

982 N.W.2d 128 (2022)

James FARNSWORTH II, Appellee, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed November 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Mears of Mears Law Office, Iowa City, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Kyle Hanson , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Mansfield, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. May, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.


I. Introduction.

A decade ago, a melee between two young men resulted in the death of one of them. The defendant, who had pulled a knife and fatally stabbed the decedent, was charged with first-degree murder; he claimed self-defense. To obtain pretrial release, the defendant's family had to post a $200,000 cash bond...

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