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Summaries of most recent opinions.

No. 3-1006 / 13-0062

IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED FOR FORFEITURE FROM CHARLES CLARK d/b/a DAY DREAMS CHARLES CLARK, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 4-012 / 12-2222

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. STEWART O. NEWMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 12-2216

LOUIS JOHNSON, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 12-2273

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DUANE LUVERNE YATES, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0052

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEROME POWER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0067

BENJAMIN GADDEH, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0335

ROBERT JORDAN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0456

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CARDNEL BROWN JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0516

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CODY DEAN RADKE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0562

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CHARLES LEE WEDDINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0588

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. HILLARY TYLER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0623

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROSCOE LEE WALLACE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0705

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. KALANDIS RASHIRD MCNEIL, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0763

BEAU JACKSON MORRIS, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0799

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JUSTEN ALAN FAGAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0801

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. TROY ANDREW WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-0873

DEREK O. DEAN, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-0985

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEREMY L. RUTTER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1053

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PATRICK MORENO, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1071

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. AMANDA MARIE TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1119

ROBERT MCFADDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CENTRAL IOWA TRUCK AND TRAILER, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1168

LELAND B. ROUDYBUSH, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VALLI A. LEWIS and TIMOTHY LEWIS, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 13-1187

IN THE INTEREST OF K.R., K.R., K.R, K.R., K.R., and K.R, Minor Children, C.R., Father, Appellant.

No. 13-1203

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. PABLO ELIAS-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1220

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. THOMAS PATRICK OLOFSON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1268

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAKE CHRISTIAN SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 13-1442

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL GIRRES AND JESSICA GIRRES Upon the Petition of MICHAEL GIRRES, Petitioner-Appellant, And Concerning JESSICA GIRRES, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1460

MEGAN E. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, vs. DANIEL R. BRYAN, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 13-1621

ANDREA B. HEMESATH, Petitioner-Appellee, vs. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 13-1726

STEVEN KLEMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. CINDY HOLLAND, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 13-1817

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JAMES WILLIE JENNINGS JR., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 14-0102

DEREK M. ROLLING, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ANGELIA J. HOFFMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 14-0146

IN THE INTEREST OF W.E., Minor Child, O.M., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0315

IN THE INTEREST OF V.B., Minor Child, B.B., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0444

IN THE INTEREST OF L.H.B. and L.H.B., Minor Children F.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0514

IN THE INTEREST OF H.B., Minor Child, D.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0545

IN THE INTEREST OF D.W., Minor Child, J.W., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0562

IN THE INTEREST OF M.B., Minor Child, C.B., Father, Appellant.

No. 14-0593

IN THE INTEREST OF S.B. and T.B., Minor Children, N.B., Father, Appellant, S.B., Mother, Appellant.

No. 14-0596

IN THE INTEREST OF A.L., Minor Child, K.L., Mother, Appellant.

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