State of Iowa
v.
Shanna Dessinger
Shanna Dessinger seeks further review of the court of appeals opinion affirming Dessinger’s conviction for child endangerment, arguing the court erred by excluding the child’s verbal assertions but not the simultaneous nonverbal assertions during the child’s demonstration of what happened.
Resister
State of Iowa
Complainant
Shanna Dessinger
Attorney for the Resister
Kyle P. Hanson
Attorney for the Complainant
Vidhya K. Reddy
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Oct 15, 2020 1:30 PM
Briefs
Supreme Court Opinion
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Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Angela L. Doyle, Judge. CONVICTION AFFIRMED, SENTENCE VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.2 Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (11 pages)
Following a jury trial, Shanna Dessinger was convicted of child endangerment. She appeals arguing (1) hearsay was improperly admitted, (2) her Confrontation Clause rights were violated, (3) trial counsel was ineffective, and (4) the district court failed to make an ability-to-pay determination before imposing court costs. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm Dessinger’s conviction. We vacate the restitution portion of her sentencing order and remand for resentencing.