State Of Iowa Vs. Edwin Bello Paredes

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 07–0237 Filed September 18, 2009 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. EDWIN BELLO PAREDES, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Douglas S. Russell, Judge. Defendant challenges conviction based on the district court’s exclusion of statements against penal interest made by another suspect. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS VACATED; DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Martha J. Lucey, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J.…