State of Iowa
v.
Christopher Buck
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Christopher Buck
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Philip B. Mears
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Grundy County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge. WRIT SUSTAINED AND REMANDED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and May, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
Christopher Buck appeals the denial of his application to modify sexual offender registration requirements, contending: (1) “the district court’s conclusion that [he] did not meet the threshold requirement of being low risk should be reversed as that conclusion was not supported by substantial evidence” and (2) “the district court abused its discretion in denying [his] application for modification.” OPINION HOLDS: Because the focus here was on past crimes and past patterns of behavior, we sustain the writ and remand for consideration of the modification application in light of Fortune v. State, 957 N.W.2d 696 (Iowa 2021).
