Iowa Intentional Law

Nedzad Mehmedovic, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al.

Waterloo, Iowa personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on negligence theories. Several estates filed suit against Tyson Foods Inc. and several of its corporate executives and plant supervisors, alleging gross negligence and fraud when four former workers at Tyson Foods's pork processing plant in Waterloo died after contracting COVID-19. In early January 2020, Chinese s... More...

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Jerry Probasco, et al. v. MFA, Inc.

Des Moines, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory. "Iowa breach of contract law is governed by the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code and the common law of contracts. To prove a breach of contract in Iowa, the non-breaching party must show the following four elements: Existence of a valid contract. Th... More...

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United States of America v. Robert James Smith

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with depriving another person of his or her civil rights. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cedar_Rapids_IA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Cedar Rapids, Iowa"> Federal Courthouse - Cedar Rapids, Iowa</a> <a font="... More...

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John Doe v. Gregory Scott Stephen and Barnstormers Basketball, Inc., d/b/a Barnstormers Basketball of Iowa

Davenport, Iowa personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a class action negligence and intentional tort theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of acts, errors and/or omissions on the part of the Defendants. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/iowa/news/davenport/" ... More...

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United States of America v. Darius Devon Nickelous

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/CedarRapids_3314823070993319616_1360864279914.jpg"> </center> Darius D. Nickelous was convicted of unlawfully possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 922(g)(3), 922(g)(9), and 924(a)(2). The district court sentenced him to 120 months’ imprisonment. 1 He appeals his conviction. ... More...

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State of Iowa v. Terrion Javari Maxfield

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Joshua David Mitchell v. State of Iowa

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Max Thorndike v. State of Iowa <table> <td>

In 2013, Thorndike was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse and lascivious acts with a child, and we affirmed his conviction. See State v. Thorndike, 860 N.W.2d 316 (Iowa 2015). Thorndike filed a pro se application for PCR on May 18, 2015, which counsel later recast.1 In his third amended application, Thorndike claimed ineffective assistance based on trial counsel’s fai... More...

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State of Iowa v. Oscar Marco Gipson <table> <td>

In January 2017, Gipson and his girlfriend, Tara Nguyen, were arguing “more often than usual.” Nguyen went to stay with her mother for a few weeks. Around the same time, Nguyen let an old friend borrow her Buick. When Gipson saw the friend driving, Gipson took the Buick from him. On January 21, the friction between Nguyen and Gipson escalated when they encountered each other at the B... More...

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State of Iowa v. Ryan Lee Stockbauer <table> <td>

In the early morning hours of August 3, 2016, Des Moines police investigated the crash of a pickup truck into a tree at a T intersection. When Officer Lucas Kramer arrived, he saw Ryan Stockbauer crawling out of the driver-side window. Two other passengers suffered injuries requiring attention at the hospital. Officer Kramer testified the heavy front-end damage to the truck was “consisten... More...

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WALTER REED vs. STATE OF IOWA and STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <table> <td>

A federal statute known as Title VI states, “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” See 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2015). A federal report cited the Department of Tr... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. DAKOTA M. POLAND <table> <td>

The events giving rise to Poland’s convictions occurred on March 10, 2016, at the home where Poland lived with his parents and three younger sisters. Poland, then twenty years old, was dating L.R., who was sixteen years old. L.R. had been staying at the home for approximately one week but decided to leave because Poland was drinking vodka. L.R. did not like being around Po... More...

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GREGORY BALDWIN vs. CITY OF ESTHERVILLE, IOWA; MATT REINEKE, Individually and in his Official Capacity as an officer of the Estherville Police Department; and MATT HELLICKSON, Individually and in his Official Capacity as an officer of the Estherville Police Department <table> <td>

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court: The incidents giving rise t... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. ABRAHAM K. WATKINS <table> <td>

In May 2013, Abraham Watkins was sworn into the Iowa bar and subsequently opened a solo practice in Keosauqua, Iowa. Watkins operated his law practice out of an office located on the first floor or main level of the two-story home he shared with his family. Watkins and his family mostly lived upstairs. However, the home’s kitchen, laundry room, and one of the two bathrooms are located on the ... More...

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Tracey K. Kuehl v. Pamela Sllner

Tracey K. Kuehl (Tracey), Lisa K. Kuehl (Lisa), Kris A. Bell, Nancy A. Harvey, John T. Braumann, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (plaintiffs) brought suit against Pamela Sellner, Tom Sellner, and Cricket Hollow Zoo (defendants) under 1The Honorable Richard W. Goldberg, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. -2- the Endangered Species Act, 16 U... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. CHRIS AARON FRAKES <table> <td>

On November 6, 2015, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Frakes’s home. Officers based the warrant application on an anonymous tip received three months earlier and on the reports from a named informant familiar with Frakes’s drug distribution. While searching Frakes’s home, officers discovered plastic baggies, scales, drug paraphernalia, a smal... More...

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STATE OF IOWA v. FREDDY DOUGLAS CRISP <table> <td>

Freddy Crisp shot his friend Dale Potter after a day and night of drinking. A jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. On appeal, Crisp challenges (1) the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s finding of guilt, (2) his trial attorney’s failure to object to an inference-of-malice jury instruction, and (3) the district court’s denial of his motions for ne... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. ALEXANDER MATTHEW KOZAK <table> <td>

Kozak frames the first issue as follows: “The State denied [him] due process when, in violation of a sustained motion in limine, it invaded the jury’s province and questioned a witness regarding [his] ability to plan, deliberate, and premeditate.” The procedural history informing this issue is as follows. Before trial, Kozak notified the court of his intent to rely on ... More...

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Joanne Cote v. Derby Insurance Agency, Inc. and Kevin Dorn

Joanne Cote worked for Derby Insurance Agency from 1998 until 2014. In 2014, she sued the agency and Kevin Dorn (collectively, Derby),1 alleging sexual discrimination based on a hostile work environment, as well as the torts of intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault. On interlocutory appeal, Derby challenges the district court’s denial of its motion for summary ... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JUSTIN JAMES ZOBEL <table> <td>

Zobel’s convictions for third-degree burglary and possession of marijuana were entered pursuant to a written Alford plea. The underlying facts of those convictions are not relevant to the appeal. Zobel’s domestic-abuse-assault causing-bodily-injury and domestic-abuse-assault convictions arose from a dispute between Zobel and Katie Barnish in the early morning hours of July... More...

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VICTOR RIVERA vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>

Victor Rivera, while driving under the influence of alcohol, caused a traffic accident that killed a motorcyclist and seriously injured the motorcyclist’s passenger. Rivera fled the scene in his vehicle and led officers on a short chase before he was apprehended. Rivera pleaded guilty to unintentionally causing the death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxic... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. CHARLES EMANUEL HALL <table> <td>

In July 2015, Hall was charged by trial information with murder in the first degree and child endangerment resulting in serious injury. His three-year-old daughter, J.K., was the alleged victim in each instance. The charges were tried to a jury in January 2016. The State’s first witness was Hall’s live-in girlfriend, April Clair. Clair testified J.K. had been sta... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. MARCEL ROSE <table> <td>

Marcel Rose and Amanda Guzzle resided together and were involved in a romantic relationship. Rose and Guzzle knew a mutual acquaintance, Sarah Medina. On July 6, 2015, Rose and Guzzle were alone at Medina’s residence in the living room when they began to argue. The argument then turned physical, and according to Guzzle’s testimony, she ended up on the couch with Rose on ... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN DAVID GREEN <table> <td>

Mark Koster lived in a one-bedroom house in Sac City. In 2009, he seemingly disappeared from the area without notice. Police were alerted after mail began to accumulate in the mailbox at his house and he stopped paying his utility bills. Police found a handwritten note attached to the back door of Koster’s house. The note indicated he had gone to Florida for the winter and would return in th... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JERRY LEON THOMPSON <table> <td>

On July 9, 2015, the State charged Thompson with one count of child endangerment resulting in bodily injury. The charge stemmed from an incident in which Thompson used a belt to strike his thirteen–year-old daughter multiple times. At trial, the victim testified she and her older sister were staying at Thompson’s house for a regularly-scheduled weekend visitation on May 1... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. VERNON LEE HUSER <table> <td>

A. Conviction of Woolheater. The partially decomposed body of Morningstar was discovered in February 2005 in a forested area in Altoona near Woolheater’s home. Police immediately began investigating Woolheater and subsequently charged him with first-degree murder. Woolheater was convicted after a jury trial. The conviction was upheld by the court of appeals. State v. Woolheater, No. 10–0... More...

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GUY DELL SUDDUTH vs. STATE OF IOWA <table> <td>

In 2005, Guy Sudduth entered Alford pleas1 to two counts of criminal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and three counts of third-degree sexual abuse. In 2014, Sudduth filed a postconviction relief application alleging his plea lacked a factual basis and his attorney was ineffective in allowing him to enter the plea and in failing “to complete a competent investiga... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. TONY WANGMENG LEE

Lee went to Laos in 2010 to meet and marry M.V. When Lee brought M.V. to the United States in June 2011, Lee’s former wife, O.L.,2 was still living with him and was pregnant with his child. M.V. did not speak, read, or write English and had no relatives in the United States. In April 2012, M.V. called police and reported Lee had beaten her. Lee was arrested, and M... More...

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RICK PETRO vs. STATE OF IOWA

In August 2009, Petro was arrested and charged with domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury. It was alleged Petro had assaulted his wife in front of their two children. As a result, DHS became involved with the family and a founded child abuse assessment—for denial of critical care—resulted. The State filed petitions alleging the children were children in need of a... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. KEVIN LEROY BAUDLER

On January 7, 2015, Assistance Chief Terry Miller, Deputy Gary Davis, and Officer Todd Halverson executed a search warrant for an outbuilding and a fifth-wheel camper located on a property in Winterset, Iowa. The search warrant sought a 2009 Yamaha Rhino utility task vehicle (UTV) and a CAT skid loader believed to be stolen, and sought permission to search the camper for ... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. RICKY L. OVERSTREET</ center>

On May 19, 2013, Heather Davis, a child protection worker from the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS), went to the home of Gloria Overstreet and her son, Ricky Overstreet, to investigate an anonymous call received about Ricky’s daughter, T.O., in which the source reported T.O. was being physically abused by Ricky and Gloria and was receiving inadequate food and clothing.... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. NAPOLEON MBONYUNKIZA

D.B., a mentally and physically incapacitated woman living at a Des Moines-area group home, was treated at Mercy Hospital for weight loss, gagging, and digestive issues. It was discovered D.B. was twenty weeks pregnant. The pregnancy was terminated per the direction of D.B.’s guardian. Police sought DNA samples of all males with access to D.B., including Mbonyunkiza, a <br... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. PAUL ANTHONY SPURGIN

The State filed complaints against Paul Spurgin accusing him of committing several crimes in Monroe County. The Monroe County Attorney moved to disqualify himself because he had represented Spurgin in civil matters, was representing Spurgin’s father in “present pending matters,” and had represented Spurgin’s brother in “the recent past.” The district court granted... More...

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State of Minnesota vs. Diamond Lee Jamal Griffin <table> <td>

Following a jury trial, appellant Diamond Lee Jamal Griffin was convicted of first degree felony murder, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(3) (2014), in connection with the shooting death of Francisco Benitez-Hernandez.1 On appeal, Griffin contends the district court committed reversible error when it admitted Spreigl evidence and when it denied his motion for a mistrial. He also clai... More...

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WENDELL K. HARRINGTON vs. STATE OF IOWA

This matter arose when Harrington was charged on February 21, 2003, with five counts1 resulting from burglaries and vehicle thefts occurring in a residential area of Des Moines. In their efforts to obtain evidence against Harrington for these crimes, officers executed a search warrant on a home they believed to be Harrington’s primary residence. After a jury trial hel... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. LUCAS KYLE DANIELS

Lucas Daniels appeals following his guilty plea to domestic abuse assault, second offense, an aggravated misdemeanor, in violation of Iowa Code section 708.2A(3)(b) (2015). He claims the sentencing court violated his right to allocution. Daniels filed a written guilty plea in which he asked the court to waive the guilty plea procedures that required the district court ... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JESHUA DAVID DIVIS

For entertainment on Black Friday morning, Cassandra Stever and her mother decided to gamble at Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs. After some initial success on the slot machines, Stever’s luck soured, and she moved to a different bank of machines away from the spot where her mother was playing. At her new location, a man later identified as Divis sat down next to ... More...

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United States of America v. Bradley J. Prucha

Des Monies, IA - West Des Moines Man Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison for Retail Theft Scheme, Child Pornography, and Witness Tampering Charges Bradley J. Prucha, 39, of West Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to a total of 840 months, or 70 years, in federal prison for executing a multistate retail theft scheme, producing and possess... More...

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JOHN ARTHUR SENN JR.

In the early morning hours of Labor Day, September 1, 2014, Officer Brian Cuppy was on patrol in downtown Des Moines when he saw a truck eastbound on Court Avenue stop for a red light in the middle of the intersection with Water Street with its “back tires . . . more than five feet past the cross walk.” Officer Cuppy followed the truck, activated his police cruiser’s flashing lights, and in... More...

$0 (06-25-2016 - IA)

HARVEY LEE RICKS III vs. STATE OF IOWA

Harvey Ricks was found guilty of possession of a simulated controlled substance with intent to deliver following the discovery of small rocks within a cigarette package in his pocket. The cigarette package was not produced at trial. This court affirmed Ricks’ judgment and sentence. State v. Ricks, No. 11 0594, 2012 WL 3026526 (Iowa Ct. App. July 25, 2012). Ricks filed a <... More...

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