State V. Evans Case Study

In the case of State v. Evans, 671 N.W.2d 720, (2003)., we see the distress of the victim that suffered from both harassment and stalking from her predator for a period that span more than three years (Brody and Acker, 2010). The harassment aspect that Hubert Evans summited the victim, Rebecca Arnold, to started out at a very slow rate with it become more intense and leading to stalking over years leading to the arrest of Mr. Evans and criminal conviction for harassment and stalking (Brody and Acker, 2010). The criminal charges were heard by a judge and jury where Mr. Evans gained a criminal conviction for the charges that he faced in the trial. The criminal conviction of Mr. Evans lead to his appeal to the State of Iowa Appeals court to evaluate the case as it relates to the state statute for harassment and stalking (Brody and Acker, 2010).
When at trial the prosecutor was able to show that the harassment of Ms. Arnold started when the two meet in college during the year of 1998 with Mr. Evans asking the victim to allow him to take photos of her bare feet and legs (Brody and Acker, 2010). The harassing activity continued to the phone that Ms. Arnolds parents attempted to protect their daughter from Mr. Evans phone calls and even visits to her home. During the incident that took place when Ms. …show more content…
Evans was convicted of and the details of the statue to determine is the criminal conviction was unconstitutional (Brody and Acker, 2010). The court looked at the aspects of the statue such as the its requirement of placing a reasonable person in fear of bodily injury or greater fear (Brody and Acker, 2010). The court showed that in this case that the victim and the prosecution could show that Mr. Evans conduct supported the criminal conviction. The court up held the criminal conviction given to Mr. Evans for stalking Ms. Arnold, and making him serve the balance of the criminal