Legal Opinion
Richter v. Shelby County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 29, 2008No. 06-1165PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
APPEL, Justice.
In this case, we must decide whether a county is statutorily obligated to provide a legal defense for a sheriffs deputy charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with a shooting that occurred while the deputy was on duty. The district court held that the county was required to reimburse the deputy for attorneys’ fees arising out of his successful criminal defense. For the reasons expressed below, we reverse.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
The facts in this matter are undisputed. On December 20, 2004, Shelby County Deputy Sheriff Chad Butler shot and killed Dwayne…
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