Legal Opinion

State v. Leckington

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 28, 2006No. 04-1361PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STREIT, Justice.

The defendant, Mark Leckington, was convicted of neglect of a dependent child and child endangerment resulting in serious injury for being involved in his wife’s decision that endangered a drunken child. On appeal, Leckington contends there was insufficient evidence to prove he had eusto- dy or control of the child. After considering the arguments presented and reviewing the record made below, we conclude the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that Mark Leckington had custody or control of the child. This conclusion requires a reversal of both the neglect of a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  2. State v. LeckingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2006
  3. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  4. State v. RandleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Amended July 17, 2017 State of Iowa v. Vernon Lee HuserSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  3. State of Iowa v. Brandon Scott StevensCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2023
  4. State of Iowa v. Caimere Dupree GatesCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2024
  5. State of Iowa v. Carlos Sierra-RojasCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2019

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