Iowa Supreme Court · No. 22-0903
State of Iowa v. Kadin Jeffrey Miller
Decided March 8, 2024 · appeal from Boone County · Criminal
What the court decided
AI summary The defendant challenged a ruling that his harassment conviction was sexually motivated because of a video he posted online. This classification would have required him to register as a sex offender. The court partially reversed the lower court's judgment regarding this requirement.1
Result: DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT REVERSED
The court’s own summary
Kadin Jeffrey Miller seeks further review of the court of appeals decision that affirmed his sentences for operating while intoxicated and for harassment in the first degree finding that the evidence was sufficient to find that Miller’s posting of a “revenge porn” video was sexually motivated under Iowa Code section 692A.126(1)(f).
Holding: The defendant challenges the district court’s determination that the crime of harassment was sexually motivated requiring the defendant to register as a sex offender pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 692A. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT REVERSED.
Judges
- Written by Justice Christopher McDonald
- Trial judge: Stephen A. Owen, Boone County
Iowa Code it cites
§124.401§229A.2§321J.2§692A.102§692A.121§692A.126§708.1§708.7
Each links to the bills that change that chapter.