State of Iowa v. Christopher Raymond Lindell

I respectfully dissent and would affirm the district court.

The Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution provides that no person shall “be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” U.S. Const, amend. V. In this case, Christopher Lindell was originally charged with stalking A.C. based on a number of incidents that occurred during the June-August 2010 time period. “Stalking” involves a “course of conduct,” in other words, “two or more occasions” of *14“maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a person without legitimate purpose or ... conveying…