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.