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High court strikes 911 call requirement in self-defense jury instructions

Iowa Supreme Court holds jury instruction requiring a 911 call in a self-defense claim violates Fifth Amendment but error was harmless becau

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Iowa appeals court: murder trial jury free to convict using "reasonably certain" medical e

Iowa Appeals Court affirms murder conviction in infant death deemed suspicious by "reasonably certain" emergency department doctor