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CLARK v. STATE

No. 23-0568.

7 N.W.3d 740 (2024)

Donald Lyle CLARK, Appellee, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 7, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenna Bird, Attorney General; David M. Ranscht (argued), Assistant Attorney General; and Tessa M. Register (until withdrawal), Assistant Solicitor General, for appellant.

G. Bryan Ulmer III (argued) and Mel C. Orchard III of the Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, Wyoming, and Thomas P. Frerichs and Luke D. Guthrie of Frerichs Law Office, P.C., Waterloo, for appellee.

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

In this appeal, we must decide whether proof of negligence is enough to recover emotional distress damages in a legal malpractice action against a criminal defense attorney whose client was convicted and imprisoned. We previously affirmed the client's sexual abuse conviction and prison sentence in his direct appeal. See State...

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