State of Iowa
v.
Dillon Michael Heiller
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dillon Michael Heiller
Attorney for the Appellee
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shea M. Chapin
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Allamakee County, John Bauercamper, Judge. AFFIRMED. Opinion considered without oral argument en banc. Opinion by Ahlers, J. Dissent by Tabor, C.J. (12 pages)
Dillon Heiller appeals his conviction for second-degree theft by raising a territorial-jurisdiction argument and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. OPINION HOLDS: We reject Heiller’s territorial-jurisdiction argument for the same reasons expressed in State v. Heiller, No. 24-0169. Heiller’s conviction is supported by substantial evidence. DISSENT ASSERTS: For the same reasons I explained in State v. Heiller, No. 24-0169, I would reverse Heiller’s conviction for second-degree theft because the State of Iowa lacked territorial jurisdiction to prosecute him for taking a vehicle from its owner in Wisconsin.
