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Case No. 18-1564

State of Iowa
v.
Michael James Sykes

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Michael James Sykes

Attorney for the Appellee

Thomas E. Bakke, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

John O. Moeller

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
18-1564
Date Published:
Oct 23, 2019
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Cheryl Traum and Christine Dalton, District Associate Judges.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and May, JJ.  Opinion by Mullins, J.  (8 pages)

            Michael Sykes appeals his conviction of assault causing bodily injury, contending the district court erred in its rulings on his confrontation and hearsay challenges to the admissibility of evidence.  Sykes also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm Sykes’s conviction.

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