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Case No. 19-1661

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:
19-1661
Date Published:
Apr 14, 2021
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.

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