Statute treatment: Iowa Code § 709.3

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 111 citation events across 90 distinct cases.

111citations total

90distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

27citations in last 5y

1982–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 State of Iowa v. Scott Robert Robinson (2015) iowa 96 own cites 4× in case

#2 United States v. Davis (2019) scotus 2,414 own cites 1× in case

#3 State of Iowa v. Donald Lyle Clark (2012) iowa 67 own cites 2× in case

#4 State of Iowa v. Randy Mitchell Copenhaver (2014) iowa 61 own cites 2× in case

#5 State v. Brotherton (1986) iowa 57 own cites 2× in case

#6 State v. Pearson (1994) iowa 55 own cites 2× in case

#7 State v. Mitchell (1990) iowa 48 own cites 2× in case

#8 State v. Constable (1993) iowa 47 own cites 2× in case

#9 State v. Rojas (1994) iowa 44 own cites 2× in case

#10 State Of Iowa Vs. Ricardo Ortiz (2010) iowa 165 own cites 1× in case

#11 State of Iowa v. Charles James David Oliver (2012) iowa 155 own cites 1× in case

#12 State of Iowa v. Randy Scott Meyers (2011) iowa 112 own cites 1× in case

#13 State v. Laffey (1999) iowa 85 own cites 1× in case

#14 State v. Newman (1982) iowa 77 own cites 1× in case

#15 In the Interest of A.K., Minor Child A.K., Minor Child (2013) iowa 75 own cites 1× in case

#16 In Re Detention of Williams (2001) iowa 71 own cites 1× in case

#17 State v. Johnson (1991) iowa 53 own cites 1× in case

#18 State v. Monk (1994) iowa 15 own cites 2× in case

#19 David M. Powers v. State of Iowa (2018) iowa 14 own cites 2× in case

#20 State v. Hepperle (1995) iowa 34 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.