Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/20/1994

State v. Finnel

Citations

515 N.W.2d 41
1994 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 91
1994 WL 138746

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concluding defendant knew his contact with victim would be offensive to her; record showed victim had previously obtained a restraining order against the defendant
holding the element of intent is seldom susceptible to proof by direct evidence but depends on inferences drawn from circumstantial evidence
inferring intent to commit an assault from violent, nonconsensual entry, knowledge that victim wanted no contact with defendant, prior threats of violence, and assaultive actions after entry
noting intent may be inferred from a defendant’s acts preceding and following an unauthorized entry
“[T]he question of what punishments are constitutionally permissible is no different from the question of what punishments the legislature intended to be imposed.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Carter, Neuman, Snell, Andreasen, Ternus

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