STATE v. DUFFIELD

No. 23-0786.

16 N.W.3d 298 (2025)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Isaiah Cecil Hakeem DUFFIELD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed January 17, 2025.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey, State Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Brenna Bird, Attorney General, and Timothy M. Hau and Monty Platz, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

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


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