State of Iowa
v.
Jennifer Katherine Bean
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jennifer Katherine Bean
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Andrew C. Abbott
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Floyd County, Christopher Foy, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Greer, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (12 pages)
Jennifer Bean appeals her conviction for attempt to commit murder. She claims this district court abused its discretion when it denied her motion for a change of venue and violated Iowa Rule of Evidence 5.106 when it denied her request to admit roughly 20,000 text messages into evidence. She also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for a change of venue. Bean did not make an offer of proof for her evidentiary challenge, so it is not preserved for our review. Sufficient evidence supported Bean’s conviction for attempt to commit murder.