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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:
Date Published:
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.