· 8/31/2016
in Re William M. Windsor
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- finding the circumstantial evidence presented insufficient to establish Henderson knew a gun would be used in the robbery
- explaining “foreseeability, as opposed to knowledge or intent is not enough to sustain aiding-and-abetting conviction”
- requiring proof that aider and abettor knew dangerous weapon would be used to prove first-degree robbery
- “Because the motion did not mention the deficiency in proof now raised on appeal, we find that error was not preserved.”
- “One good reason not to use a firearm is Iowa’s 17.5 year mandatory minimum prison term for first-degree robbery, one of the most severe in the country.” (citing Iowa Code § 902.12(5))
- “[K]nowledge can be proved by circumstantial evidence.”
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