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State v. Reeves

Citations

  • 670 N.W.2d 199
  • 2003 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 185
  • 2003 WL 22300125

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that when the evidence is such that reasonable minds could differ, the district court should not disturb the jury’s findings
  • declaring that the rule gives a trial judge great discretion to determine whether, under the particular facts of the defendant's case, \the verdict effectuates substantial justice between the parties\
  • noting our court’s review of the district court’s ruling as to whether the verdict was contrary to weight of the evidence is for abuse of discretion
  • discussing “when and why trial courts must use a sufficiency-of-the-evidence standard or a weight-of-the-evidence standard”
  • noting our court’s review of the district court’s ruling as to whether the verdict was contrary to weight of the evidence is for abuse of discretion
  • noting “[a] motion for new trial on the grounds that the verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence, concedes that there is sufficient evidence to sustain a verdict”

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Judges: Lavorato, Streit

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