State v. Huss

NEUMAN, Justice.

After seventeen years of legal wrangling in the state and federal courts, Loren Huss was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of his girlfriend, Marilyn Sheets. We recently affirmed that verdict on appeal. State v. Huss, 657 N.W.2d 447, 454 (Iowa 2003). Huss now appeals the district court’s order for his continued commitment pursuant to Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.22(8) (2001). The’ court concluded that Huss remains mentally ill and dangerous despite a written evaluation by a staff psychiatrist at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) that…