State of Iowa v. Lori Dee Mathes

• Court: Supreme Court of Iowa
• Decided: May 8, 2020
• Docket: 17-1909
• Status: Published

Opinion

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 MAY 08, 2020

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 ELECTRONICALLY FILED

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

1 of 3 Rita N. Bettis Austen ACLU of Iowa 505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901 Des Moines, IA 50306

Lisa Ann Foster 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006

Alexander Vincent Kornya Iowa Legal Aid 1111 – 9th Street, Suite 230 Des Moines, IA 50309

Martha J. Lucey State Appellate Defender 4th Floor, Lucas Building 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319

Alan R. Ostergren Muscatine County Attorney Muscatine, IA 52761

2 of 3 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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