Even this clarification mischaracterizes the Iowa position on .223. Iowa doesn't permit taking of deer with any rifle.

With perfectly serviceable phones like the Moto e available for ~$35 without a contract, there's little incentive for a contract or insurance at this point. As far as I am concerned, the big strides have been at the bottom end of the market.

QUOTE: Actually, this would be the proper time for the defense to prove that he did not in fact break the law

IANAL, but since the burden of proof is on the prosecution, per Coffin v. United States, 156 U.S. 432 (1895), there is never a proper time for the defense to prove the he did not, in fact, break the law. To quote from the decision:

The principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law.