“shall be personally present at every stage of the trial” except as provided in the rule); see also State v. Turner, 345 N.W.2d 552, 559 (Iowa Ct.App.1983) (“We hold that a deposition where testimony is taken for introduction at trial is a stage of trial within the meaning of rule 25(1) [now 2.27(1)].” (citing United States v. Benfield, 593 F.2d 815, 821 (8th Cir.1979); United States v. Provencio, 554 F.2d 361, 363 (9th Cir.1977); State v. Sanchez, 130 Ariz. 295, 635 P.2d 1217, 1221 (Ct.App.1981); State v. Basiliere, 353 So.2d 820, 821-23 (Fla.1977); State v. Hooks, 202 Kan. 68, 446 P.2d 770, 772 (1968); State v. Collins, 265 Md. 70, 288 A.2d 163 (1972); State v. Barela, 86 N.M. 104, 519 P.2d 1185 (Ct.App.1974))). But see Otteson v. Iowa Dist. Ct., 443 N.W.2d 726, 728 (Iowa 1989) (<HOLDING>). This rule exists both for the benefit of the
holding that dismissal for failure to appear at a deposition is on the merits holding if a deposition is taken for discovery only  not for use at trial the deposition is not a stage of trial for which the defendant must be present holding that plaintiffs affidavit submitted at summary judgment stage and contradicting earlier deposition testimony should not be considered holding that a deposition that was not presented to the trial court could not be considered on appeal holding that admission of one defendants deposition was proper where she was present at the deposition even though she was represented at the time by the same counsel as her codefendants