STATE v. THOMPSON, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IAN MATTHEW THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-0308.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Jon Fister, Judge. Ian Thompson appeals his conviction for assault causing serious injury. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Martha J. Lucey, […]

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OLSON v. ELSBERND, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

KONNIE JO OLSON f/k/a KONNIE JO ELSBERND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GLADYS ELSBERND, Defendant-Appellant. No. 10-0236.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Winneshiek County, Margaret L. Lingreen, Judge. Gladys Elsbernd appeals from the district court order finding in favor of Konnie Elsbernd on her fraudulent conveyance claim.AFFIRMED AND […]

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STATE v. SEATS, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAMION JOHN SEATS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-1687.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, John S. Mackey, Judge. Defendant, Damion Seats, appeals following his convictions of murder in the first degree and burglary in the first degree.AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, […]

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HESSELING v. STATE FARM, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

RICHARD A. HESSELING and JEAN M. HESSELING, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-1562.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica L. Ackley, Judge. State Farm appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. REVERSED AND REMANDED. […]

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DOTY v. OLSON, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

ROBERT J. DOTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DARWIN OLSON d/b/a RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION AND STORAGE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 09-1852.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, C.H. Pelton, Judge. Robert Doty appeals the district court’s refusal to instruct the jury concerning negligence arising from alleged OSHA violations and […]

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STATE v. FRANK, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KEVIN EUGENE FRANK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 10-0291.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Boone County, David R. Danilson (guilty plea) and William C. Ostlund (motion in arrest of judgment, sentencing), Judges. Defendant appeals following his guilty plea and sentence on a charge […]

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STATE v. JOHNSON, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOUIS CHARLES JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-1895.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Nancy S. Tabor, Judge. A defendant appeals his sentence, contending (1) the district court improperly considered unproven acts in pronouncing his sentence and (2) the State failed […]

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STATE v. BENNETT, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN FITZGERALD BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-1946.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Thomas Bower, Judge. John Bennett appeals his conviction for first-degree theft.AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for […]

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STATE v. KEYS, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARTAVES DESHONE KEYS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-0522.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, George L. Stigler, Judge. A defendant appeals his judgment and sentence, contending the district court (1) should have suppressed statements he made to police and others, […]

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STATE v. JOHNSON, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEREMIAH CLARENCE JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-1776.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Butler County, James M. Drew, Judge. Defendant appeals from the conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping in the first degree.AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate […]

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STATE v. PEARSON, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESSE JOHN PEARSON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 09-1798.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bruce B. Zager (motion to suppress) and James C. Bauch (trial), Judges. Defendant appeals his convictions for robbery in the first degree and going armed with […]

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IN INTEREST OF K.F., 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

IN THE INTEREST OF K.F., R.B., and R.B., Minor Children, C.E.F., Father, Appellant, R.F., Mother, Appellant. No. 10-1389.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Kellyann M. Lekar, Judge. A mother and father appeal from the order terminating their parental rights. AFFIRMED ON BOTH […]

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TOTAL SOURCE MOLDERS v. GREAT AM. BOTTLE, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

TOTAL SOURCE MOLDERS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREAT AMERICAN BOTTLE WORKS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-1920.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Grundy County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. Great American Bottle Works appeals the district court’s finding that it had a contract with Total Source Molders, Inc.AFFIRMED. Robert […]

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STATE v. LANG, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DARIUS DARNELL LANG, Defendant-Appellant. No. 10-0577.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Jon Fister, Judge. Lang appeals the court’s order increasing the amount of restitution after he had discharged his sentence.REVERSED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and […]

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STATE v. MOSS, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL DONTE MOSS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 10-0079.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Scott D. Rosenberg, Judge. Michael Donte Moss appeals from the judgment and sentence entered following his conviction of murder in the first degree.AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State […]

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HAFFNER v. CLARK, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

ROBERT HAFFNER and CAROL HAFFNER, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TROY CLARK, SHARYN CLARK, BETH NELSON, KORY NELSON and CLARK’S TREE SERVICE, Defendants-Appellees. No. 10-0523.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Page County, James S. Heckerman, Judge. Robert and Carol Haffner appeal from the district court ruling denying their […]

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IN MATTER OF SEYMOUR, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF RODERICK SEYMOUR JR. JACQUELYN SEYMOUR and EULAH BOOMER, Appellants. No. 09-1484.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Ruth B. Klotz, Associate Probate Judge. Appellants appeal the probate court decision appointing a successor guardian for the adult ward. […]

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IN RE MARRIAGE OF ANTOINE, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CHERYL R. ANTOINE AND THOMAS M. ANTOINE Upon the Petition of CHERYL R. ANTOINE, Petitioner-Appellee, And Concerning THOMAS M. ANTOINE, Respondent-Appellant. No. 09-1653.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Kossuth County, Frank B. Nelson, Judge. Thomas Antoine appeals from various economic […]

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THOMPSON v. IOWA DIST. COURT, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

ELWOOD THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WAPELLO COUNTY, Defendant. No. 09-1443.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, Michael R. Mullins, Judge. Plaintiff in a certiorari action challenges the district court’s decision denying his request for a final hearing on the issue of […]

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FURNALD v. HUGHES, 795 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa App. 2010)

CHARLES FURNALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANTHONY HUGHES and EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants-Appellees. No. 10-0180.Court of Appeals of Iowa. Filed December 8, 2010. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Warren County, William H. Joy, Judge. Plaintiff appeals the district court’s ruling dismissing his second lawsuit for failure to meet the burden of proof under Iowa Code […]

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