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State Public Defender
v.
Iowa District Court for Dallas County
Plaintiff
State Public Defender
Defendant
Iowa District Court for Dallas County
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Jacob Mason and Kelsey Knight, Assistant State Public Defenders
Attorney for the Defendant
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Randy V. Hefner, Judge. WRIT SUSTAINED, DISTRICT COURT ORDER VACATED, REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, P.J. (10 pages)
The State Public Defender filed a petition for writ of certiorari concerning the district court’s assignment of a portion of the cost of a competency evaluation. OPINION HOLDS: The district court lacked authority to assign a portion of the cost of the competency evaluation ordered by the court sua sponte to the State Public Defender. We reverse and remand for entry of an order consistent with this opinion.
