State of Iowa
v.
Ryan Dennis Meyer
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Ryan Dennis Meyer
Attorney for the Appellee
Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg (until withdrawal) and Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant Appellate Defenders
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mitchell County, Elizabeth Batey, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, P.J. (5 pages)
Ryan Meyer challenges his conviction for possession of marijuana based on the sufficiency of the evidence. He contends he presented sufficient evidence to warrant a jury instruction on the hemp exception, and the State failed to meet its burden of proving the substances were marijuana rather than hemp. OPINION HOLDS: The State produced sufficient evidence to support Meyer’s conviction for possession of marijuana. The State was not required to disprove the hemp exception because Meyer produced no evidence that the substance was hemp.
