State of Iowa
v.
Jorge Sanders-Galvez
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jorge Sanders-Galvez
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant Appellate Defender
Supreme Court
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Mary Ann Brown, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (12 pages)
Jorge Sanders-Galvez appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree, contending (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s finding of guilt; (2) his trial attorney was ineffective in failing to object to a statement on hearsay grounds; (3) the district court abused its discretion in admitting a phone video; and (4) juvenile-sentencing precedent “should be expanded” to young adults. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm Sanders-Galvez’s judgment and sentence for first-degree murder and preserve his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim concerning the admission of hearsay evidence for possible postconviction relief.