                                              IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA

                                                           No. 17–1909

                                                Monona County No. SRCR016184


                         STATE OF IOWA,
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT




                               Appellee,

                         vs.

                         LORI DEE MATHES,

                               Appellant.



                               The court, McDermott, J., taking no part, being evenly divided, declares
                         this case affirmed by operation of law. See Iowa Code § 602.4107 (2020).
                               Christensen, C.J., and Waterman and Mansfield, JJ., would affirm the
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                         court of appeals decision dismissing the appeal from the district court order
                         assessing court costs; Appel, McDonald, and Oxley, JJ., would vacate the court
                         of appeals decision and vacate the district court’s cost award.       “When the
                         supreme court is equally divided on an issue . . . , the decision of the district
                         court is affirmed by operation of law.” State v. Effler, 769 N.W.2d 880, 884 (Iowa
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                         2009).
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                         Rees Conrad Douglas
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                         Kevin Cmelik
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                         Assistant Attorneys General
                         Criminal Appeals Division
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                         Des Moines, IA 50319



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Case Number                     Case Title
17-1909                         State v. Mathes


                                                          So Ordered




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