State of Iowa
v.
Shaurome Taylor
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Shaurome Taylor
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Joel E. Fenton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, David P. Odekirk, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (8 pages)
Shaurome Taylor appeals his convictions for delivery of methamphetamine to a minor and sexual abuse in the third degree. He argues the State engaged in purposeful racial discrimination when it used a peremptory strike to remove a juror and the weight of the evidence does not support his conviction. OPINION HOLDS: Taylor failed to prove the State engaged in purposeful racial discrimination in striking the juror and the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding the verdicts were not against the weight of the evidence.
