Guilt upheld in killing of 18 month old Jade Horkheimer
The Iowa Court of Appeals, in a divided decision, affirmed Darren Farmer’s involuntary manslaughter and second degree sexual abuse convictions in the 1989 death of 18 month old Jade Horkheimer. Two judges dissented, urging a new trial due to alleged prejudicial publicity and testimony issues.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Darren Farmer
Jade Horkheimer
Rosemary Sackett
Leo Oxberger
Farmer
Oxberger
Horkheimer
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Larry Conrey
Angie Cummings
Angie
Dick Schlegel
Cummings
Court upholds man’s convictions in wife’s death
Iowa Court of Appeals affirms independence man Jimmy Torres Jr. two criminal convictions for involuntary manslaughter and assault causing bodily injury tied to February 1990 death. Majority finds he acted with willful disregard after beating Brenda and smashing a lamp, causing fatal injuries. dissent would overturn.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jimmy Torres Jr
Brenda
Torres
Buchanan County District Court
Joseph Moothart
Fence Tenure Creates Boundary Line Under Iowa Ruling
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a Linn County decision that a fence line held uncontested for 12 years can become the official boundary under the states ten year fence law. The dispute involved Kenneth Novotny and neighbors Ernest and Lois Robbins Bryan Wiscons and Sandra Miller over land west of Novotny’s farm near Rolling Glen Acres.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Linn County District Court
Marion
Kenneth Novotny
Ernest and
Lois Robbins
Bryan Wiscons
Sandra Miller
Iowa
Novotny
Glen Acres
Wiscons
Robbins
Life term for Cedar Rapids rape stands on appeal
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld Patrick McAmis's life sentence after his 1990 kidnapping and rape conviction. The panel found substantial evidence showing the victim was forced to have intercourse at knife point, after being driven to a rural area and assaulted.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Court of Appeals
Patrick McAmis
Bing
Johnson County
Iowa Court of Appeals Upholds Shadden Conspiracy Conviction
The Iowa Court of Appeals upholds Scott Shadden's Tama County conviction for conspiring to commit a forcible felony by arranging theft and destruction of his car to claim insurance. The court also upholds an $82,000 damage award to Corey Ruzicka for injuries from a 1987 inner tube incident on Lake Delhi.
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Scott Shadden
Tama County
Corey Ruzicka
Donald Biedenbach
Lake Delhi
Delaware County
Record July employment hits Iowa high amid seasonal surge
Iowa total employment rose to a July record of 1,489,000 with a 4.1 percent jobless rate, aided by seasonal farm work. Non farm employment fell 21,800 from June. education losses and two riverboat casino closures reduced services and other sectors. County rates ranged from 1.8 percent in Lyon Palo Alto Sioux to 8.6 percent in Lee. Linn declined to 4.1 percent and Johnson held at 2.3 percent.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Ann Wagner
Iowa Department of Employment Services
Wagner
Lyon
Palo Alto
Sioux Counties
Lee County
Linn County
Johnson County
Woman says arrest report tarnished name in Indianola
An Indianola woman, Jean Stewart, sues city and mayor for releasing portions of a state investigation. A front page story in The Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune allegedly implied police officers' innocence, harming Stewart's reputation after she was jailed and later found not guilty of shoplifting.
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Indianola
Warren County
Jean Stewart
George
Hladky
Iowa
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Record-Herald
Indianola Tribune
Stewart
Indianosa
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