Supreme Court of Iowa

State of Iowa v. Brandon William Lee

May 10, 2024

Summary

The court affirmed two first-degree robbery convictions and sentences, holding that substantial evidence supported finding that Lee intended to commit two separate and distinct thefts from the two victims. It declined to overrule controlling precedent rejecting the single-larceny rule and held that Lee preserved his challenge because an allegedly illegal sentence may be challenged for the first time on appeal.