State of Iowa
v.
Dagger Le Erdman
Dagger Erdman seeks further review of the court of appeals’ opinion affirming the order granting the appellee’s petition for waiver of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Dagger Le Erdman
Attorney for the Resister
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Applicant
Denise M. Gonyea
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Sep 13, 2023 9:00 AM
Briefs
Supreme Court Opinion
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Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, Daniel P. Kitchen, District Associate Judge, and Myron L. Gookin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Doyle, S.J. Partial Dissent by Tabor, P.J. (10 pages)
Dagger Erdman appeals his conviction for second-degree sexual abuse. OPINION HOLDS: I. The juvenile court properly exercised its discretion in waiving its jurisdiction over Erdman to allow him to be tried as an adult. II. Substantial evidence supports Erdman’s conviction. PARTIAL DISSENT ASSERTS: I agree with the majority’s analysis of the sufficiency of the evidence. But the State failed to meet its burden to show there were no reasonable prospects for rehabilitation if the juvenile court retained jurisdiction. So I would reverse the juvenile court’s waiver order.