State of Iowa v. Brian M. Kennedy

WIGGINS, Justice.

A defendant seeks further review of a court of appeals decision finding the district court’s admission of a certified ab stract of his driving record and affidavits of the mailing of suspension notices did not violate the Confrontation Clauses of the United States and Iowa Constitutions, On further review, we find the admission of the certified abstract of the defendant’s driving record does not violate the Confrontation Clauses. We do find the district court’s admission of the affidavits of the mailing of suspension notices violates the Confrontation Clauses. However, we…