Legal Opinion
Joshua Venckus v. City of Iowa City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 28, 2019No. 18-1280PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Justice.
Joshua Venckus was charged with sexual abuse in the second degree and acquitted. Following acquittal, Venckus filed this civil action against the police investigator, the prosecutors, and the municipalities that investigated and prosecuted the criminal case. Venckus asserted common law claims and state constitutional claims against the defendants. The defendants moved to dismiss Venckus's claims on the grounds the defendants were immune from suit, the claims were time barred, and the state constitutional claims were disallowed because an adequate nonconstitutional remedy…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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