State v. Hardin
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction for threats and other improper influence in official and political matters but remanded for the district court to strike its imposition of pretrial supervision costs, holding that the court erred in imposing pretrial supervision costs without considering Defendant's ability to pay.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) considering the probative value of the evidence and the limited risk of unfair prejudice, the district court did not abuse its discretion Under Iowa R. Evid. 403 by admitting evidence of Defendant's prior sex offense; and (2) the district court erred by imposing pretrial supervision costs without considering whether Defendant had the ability to pay the costs.
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