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In the Matter of Property Seized from David Ray Brooks
State of Iowa, Respondent-Appellant,
vs.
Paula Hansen, Claimant-Appellee.
Attorney for Appellant
Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for Appellee
David Shinkle
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph W. Seidlin and Coleman McAllister, Judges. APPEAL DISMISSED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (12 pages)
The State appeals the district court’s order setting aside a forfeiture judgment. OPINION HOLDS: Because the order setting aside the in rem judgment was a final order, the State’s appeal was untimely. And since the State filed its appeal after the thirty-day deadline pursuant to Iowa Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.101(1)(b), we lack jurisdiction to hear the case and dismiss the appeal.
