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State v. Heckethorn

COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Aug 4, 2021
965 N.W.2d 925 (Iowa Ct. App. 2021)

Summary

observing further that the legislature has not amended section 704.6, which sets out the circumstances that render a justification defense unavailable, and noting that "courts have continued to use justification instructions containing the 'or continued' language after the stand-your-ground amendments"

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Opinion

No. 20-0243

08-04-2021

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jacob Haze HECKETHORN, Defendant-Appellant.

Peter Stiefel, Victor, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.



DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION See Iowa R. App. P. 6.904

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Heckethorn

COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Aug 4, 2021
965 N.W.2d 925 (Iowa Ct. App. 2021)

observing further that the legislature has not amended section 704.6, which sets out the circumstances that render a justification defense unavailable, and noting that "courts have continued to use justification instructions containing the 'or continued' language after the stand-your-ground amendments"

Summary of this case from State v. Hunter
Case details for

State v. Heckethorn

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JACOB HAZE HECKETHORN…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA

Date published: Aug 4, 2021

Citations

965 N.W.2d 925 (Iowa Ct. App. 2021)

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