Court Opinion

ID: 9860061
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 23:08:43.982011+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:17:28.177932
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McCORMICK, Justice
(concurring specially).
I concur in division II and the result.
I do not believe section 714.1(2) establishes a presumption. It does not contain “presumptive evidence” language like section 321.281 which was involved in State v. Hansen, 203 N.W.2d 216 (Iowa 1972). I would interpret the provision as merely a legislative determination that the specified evidence has probative value on the issue of misappropriation. It establishes the relevancy of the evidence rather than its sufficiency. Because the trial court correctly instructed the jury on the provision, I agree with the result in division I.