State of Iowa v. Lori Dee Mathes

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA
No. 17–1909
Monona County No. SRCR016184
STATE OF IOWA,
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
Appellee,
vs.
LORI DEE MATHES,
Appellant.
The court, McDermott, J., taking no part, being evenly divided, declares
this case affirmed by operation of law. See Iowa Code § 602.4107 (2020).
Christensen, C.J., and Waterman and Mansfield, JJ., would affirm the
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court of appeals decision dismissing the appeal from the district court order
assessing court costs; Appel, McDonald, and Oxley, JJ., would vacate the court
of appeals decision and vacate the district court’s cost award. “When the
supreme court is equally divided on an issue . . . , the decision of the district
court is affirmed by operation of law.” State v. Effler, 769 N.W.2d 880, 884 (Iowa
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2009).
Copies to:
Rees Conrad Douglas
The Benson Building
705 Douglas Street, Suite 323
Sioux City, IA 51101
Kevin Cmelik
Martha E. Trout
Assistant Attorneys General
Criminal Appeals Division
Second Floor, Hoover Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
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Rita N. Bettis Austen
ACLU of Iowa
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Des Moines, IA 50306
Lisa Ann Foster
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Alexander Vincent Kornya
Iowa Legal Aid
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Martha J. Lucey
State Appellate Defender
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321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Alan R. Ostergren
Muscatine County Attorney
Muscatine, IA 52761
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State of Iowa Courts
Case Number Case Title
17-1909 State v. Mathes
So Ordered
Electronically signed on 2020-05-08 07:57:44
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