VENCKUS v. CITY OF IOWA CITY

No. 22-0581.

990 N.W.2d 800 (2023)

Joshua VENCKUS, Appellant, v. CITY OF IOWA CITY and Andrew Rich, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Diaz (argued) of Martin Diaz Law Firm, Swisher, and M. Victoria Cole of M. Victoria Cole Law Firm, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Elizabeth J. Craig (argued) and Jennifer L. Schwickerath , Assistant City Attorneys, Iowa City, for appellees.

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


I. Introduction.

Claiming that he was ill-served by Iowa's justice system, an individual who was acquitted of a sexual assault charge brought suit against county prosecutors and city police for allegedly pursuing a groundless case as to which he had an airtight alibi—even though his DNA was found on the victim...

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