State v. Iowa Dist. Court for Dubuque County
Annotate this CaseAfter Defendant, who had been released from custody on an unsecured appearance bond, made threatening remarks about Assistant Dubuque County Attorney Brigit Barnes, the district court revoked Defendant’s bond and set the matter for trial. Defendant subsequently filed a motion for recusal or disqualification of both Barnes individually and the entire Dubuque County Attorney’s Office. The district court granted the motion to recuse, concluding that, in light of the alleged threats Defendant made against Barnes, the county attorney’s office could not proceed with an unbiased prosecution of the allegations against Defendant. The Supreme Court reversed the disqualification order, holding that the district court’s decision was untenable because it was not supported by substantial evidence and was based on an erroneous application of the law.
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