In re N.F.

Summary

The court held that the State may appeal an order restoring firearm rights because the general appellate rule permits appeals from final orders by any losing party and Iowa Code section 724.31 does not create an exception. On the merits, the court affirmed the restoration order, concluding that the petitioner adequately presented the required evidence and proved that he was unlikely to act dangerously and that restoration would not be contrary to the public interest. The court assumed, without deciding, that de novo review applied to the State’s appeal because the result was the same under either possible standard.