Court Opinion

ID: 9689331
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 18:28:09.821212+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:47.073865
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DONIELSON, Judge
(dissenting).
I dissent.
I would give weight to the trial court’s findings and find that there is clear and satisfactory proof of contemptuous conduct. In my view, a lie to the court, whether or not under oath, constitutes direct contempt under Lutz v. Darbyshire, 297 N.W.2d 349, 353 (Iowa 1980). Such an act clearly tends to “degrade the court or obstruct, interrupt, prevent or embarrass the administration of justice” and should not go unpunished simply because it does not legally constitute perjury.
I would affirm the trial court.