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Case No. 21-1703

State of Iowa
v.
Jessica Noelle Agan

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Jessica Noelle Agan

Attorney for the Appellee

Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Kent A. Simmons

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-1703
Date Published:
Apr 26, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Brad McCall, Judge.  AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.  Heard by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Tabor, JJ.  Opinion by Bower, C.J.  (13 pages)

            Jessica Agan appeals her convictions for neglect of a dependent person and child endangerment resulting in serious injury, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence for each offense and asserting the district court abused its discretion when ruling on her motion for new trial.  OPINION HOLDS: We reverse her child-endangerment conviction, affirm her conviction for neglect of a dependent person, affirm the district court’s ruling on the motion for new trial, and remand for resentencing.

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