Legal Opinion
State v. McKinney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 5, 2008No. 06-1707PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CADY, Justice.
In this appeal, we must decide whether the State or a county is responsible for payment of a material-witness fee arising from a case filed by the county pursuant to its statutory charge to enforce the state criminal code. We consider the appeal of this case by the county as a petition for certiorari, grant the petition, and sustain the writ.
I.Background Facts and Proceedings.
On February 3, 2006, Nathanial Paul McKinney was arrested and confined as a material witness to the death of his father. He was held as a material witness in the Bremer County jail for fifty-three days,…
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