James Farnsworth II. v. State of Iowa

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 20–0786 Submitted September 14, 2022—Filed November 18, 2022 JAMES FARNSWORTH II, Appellee, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Appellant. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Cerro Gordo County, Christopher C. Foy, Judge. Both the defendant and the State seek further review of a court of appeals decision in a postconviction-relief proceeding that declined to disturb the defendant’s second-degree murder conviction but ordered the return of a previously-forfeited $50,000 cash bond. DECISION OF COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED IN PART AND…