Iowa Supreme Court · No. 24-0261
State of Iowa v. Kevin Dwayne Woods, Jr.
Decided June 27, 2025 · appeal from Polk County · Criminal
What the court decided
AI summary A defendant challenged a criminal conviction, arguing that the Iowa law prohibiting certain people from carrying dangerous weapons violates the Second Amendment and the Iowa Constitution. The court affirmed the conviction. This means the law remains valid and the defendant's conviction stands.1
Result: Affirmed
The court’s own summary
Kevin Woods, Jr., appeals from his conviction for person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons in violation of Iowa Code section 724.8B following a conditional guilty plea. Woods argues that section 724.8B is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and article I, section 1A of the Iowa Constitution.
Holding: A criminal defendant challenges his conviction under Iowa Code section 724.8B (2023), arguing that the conviction violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 1A of the Iowa Constitution. Affirmed.
Judges
- Written by Justice Christopher McDonald
- Trial judge: Gregory D. Brandt, Polk County
Iowa Code it cites
§124.401§124E.9§18.2§204.401§308.4§719.1§724.8§724.8B§801.4§814.6
Each links to the bills that change that chapter.