State of Iowa
v.
Shane Allen Heins
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Shane Allen Heins
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, 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 Buchanan County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (3 pages)
Shane Heins appeals his criminal convictions, arguing (1) his counsel was ineffective in failing to move for a change of venue based on pre-trial publicity and (2) the court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and related challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s verdicts. OPINION HOLDS: We lack authority to consider the ineffective-assistance claim, and Heins failed to preserve error on his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.
