State of Iowa v. Noah Riley Crooks

APPEL, Justice (concurring in part and dissenting in part).

I concur with the majority's disposition with respect to some aspects of this case, but would vacate the decision of the district court and remand the case for consideration of the Lyle factors before convicting and sentencing Crooks. See State v. Lyle , 854 N.W.2d 378, 404 n.10 (Iowa 2014) ; see also Miller v. Alabama , 567 U.S. 460, 477-78, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 2468, 183 L.Ed.2d 407 (2012).

I. Statutory Interpretation Regarding Age Floor.

On the question of statutory interpretation, I agree with the majority that the legislature did not…