State of Iowa v. Justin Alexander Marshall

APPEL, Justice.

In this case, we consider whether the State violated Justin Marshall’s right to counsel through the acquisition of evidence from jailhouse informants. The district court rejected the claim, and a jury convicted Marshall of first-degree murder. The court of appeals reversed, holding the State had violated Marshall’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel by using a jailhouse informant to obtain incriminating information when Marshall was represented by counsel. Finding the error was not harmless, the court of appeals reversed Marshall’s conviction.

In light of the remand, the court of…