State of Iowa
v.
Chad Dietrick
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Chad Dietrick
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Ashley Stewart, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
20-1733
Date Published:
Apr 27, 2022
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Kossuth County, Don E. Courtney, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Tabor, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (13 pages)
Chad Dietrick appeals his conviction for murder in the second degree, asserting the district court erred in refusing to give his requested jury instruction and in concluding the decedent’s confidential medical records offered nothing exculpatory for the defense. OPINION HOLDS: Finding no error in the jury instructions given or in the court’s ruling on privileged matters, we affirm.
