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Case No. 20-0458

State of Iowa
v.
William Paul Roland

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

William Paul Roland

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Stephan J. Japuntich, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0458
Date Published:
Apr 14, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Gregory D. Brandt and Kevin Parker, District Associate Judges.  APPEAL DISMISSED.  Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Mullins and May, JJ.  Opinion by Doyle, P.J.  (5 pages)

            William Roland appeals the denial of his motion to reconsider a judgment entered in favor of the Polk County Sheriff under Iowa Code section 356.7 (2019).  He asserts the clerk of court failed to provide notice of the district court’s ruling and requests grant of a delayed appeal.  OPINION HOLDS: The months of delay are not negligible, so we deny Roland’s application for a delayed appeal.  Because Roland’s appeal is untimely, we are without jurisdiction to entertain it. 

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