State of Iowa
v.
Nathan Lee Brocks
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Nathan Lee Brocks
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Kevin McKeever, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (12 pages)
Nathan Brocks appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary, third-degree kidnapping, domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury, and obstruction of emergency communications. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Brocks’s motions for mistrial. We conclude the court did not abuse its discretion in ruling a defense witness’s proposed testimony that the victim used methamphetamine in the past was not relevant or admissible for impeachment purposes. Furthermore, Brocks’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel cannot be raised in this direct appeal. We affirm his convictions.
