State of Iowa v. Mark Bernard Retterath

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 19-2075 Filed December 16, 2020 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. MARK BERNARD RETTERATH, Defendant-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mitchell County, James M. Drew, Judge. The State appeals an order granting the defendant a new trial on his conviction for solicitation to commit murder. REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant. Alfredo Parrish, Gina Messamer, and Jessica…