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Case No. 21-0795

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State of Iowa
v.
Mary Jane Jackson Thomas

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Mary Jane Jackson Thomas

Attorney for the Appellee

Israel Kodiaga, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Webb L. Wassmer

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-0795
Date Published:
Oct 19, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Ian K. Thornhill, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ.  Chicchelly, J., takes no part.  Opinion by Greer, J.  (16 pages)

            Mary Jane Jackson Thomas appeals the denial of her motions for dismissal, judgment of acquittal, and a new trial surrounding charges of first- and second-degree kidnapping of her stepdaughter, K.T.  She argues the State failed to prove she confined K.T., an essential element of both crimes.  OPINION HOLDS: Because we find no reversible error in the district court’s denial of Jackson Thomas’s motions to dismiss or for judgment of acquittal, and we find no abuse of discretion in its denial of her motion for a new trial, we affirm.

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