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State of Iowa
v.
Chad Michael Vice
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Chad Michael Vice
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Christopher Kragnes (until withdrawal) and Kent A. Simmons
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Lee (North) County, Michael J. Schilling, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (8 pages)
Chad Vice appeals his conviction for delivery of five grams or less of methamphetamine. He argues (1) the “State failed to disprove entrapment beyond a reasonable doubt” because the “confidential informant was a close personal friend of” his and (2) the district court “abused its discretion and violated [his] due process rights when finding good cause to extend the proceedings under COVID-19 Iowa Supreme Court orders.” OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the State disproved entrapment beyond a reasonable doubt, the court did not abuse its discretion in denying Vice’s motion to dismiss, and Vice did not preserve error on his due process claim.