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STATE v. ELLISON

No. 21-0657.

985 N.W.2d 473 (2023)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Deonte WB ELLISON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed February 3, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey , State Appellate Defender, and Shellie L. Knipfer (argued), Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Darrel Mullins (argued), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

McDermott, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which all justices joined.

The State charged Deonte Ellison with first-degree murder after he shot and killed Curtis Smothers in the midst of a fistfight they were having on a city street in Dubuque. At trial, Ellison argued that he was justified in shooting Smothers to put a stop to Smothers's ongoing attack. The jury ultimately acquitted Ellison of the...

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