Published opinions from 2006. The case name opens the case page.
November 17, 20062006 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 155
The court vacated the court of appeals’ decision and affirmed termination of the mother’s parental rights, finding clear and convincing evidence that her son could not safely be returned to her care and that termination served his best interests.
May 12, 20062006 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 67
The court vacated the court of appeals’ decision and affirmed the district court’s dissolution decree as modified. It held that premarital property remains part of the divisible estate, replaced the district court’s valuation-based division of Donna’s defined-benefit IPERS pension with a percentage-based QDRO, and…
The court affirmed Dixie Shanahan's second-degree murder conviction, holding that the search warrant was supported by probable cause and that sufficient evidence supported the jury's findings of malice and lack of justification.
February 10, 20062006 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 17
The court affirmed Newell’s first-degree murder conviction, holding that the challenged relationship evidence was either nonhearsay, admissible under hearsay exceptions, or harmless if erroneously admitted.
The court affirmed Straw’s convictions and sentences, holding that he was barred from directly challenging his guilty plea because the district court substantially complied with the notice requirement for a motion in arrest of judgment.