State of Iowa v. Jabari Lamar Walker

MANSFIELD, Justice.

The general assembly has enacted enhanced penalties for persons who commit a second “sexually predatory offense” after having been previously convicted of a sexually predatory offense. See Iowa Code § 901A.2 (2011). Under this law, sexually predatory offense includes “[a]ny offense involving an attempt to commit [sexual abuse].” Id. § 901A.l(l)(e). Today, we must decide whether a jury finding that the defendant committed kidnapping with intent to subject the victim to sexual abuse, see id. § 710.1(3), means that the defendant committed an offense involving an attempt to…