State of Iowa
v.
Dayquanwne Dashawn Gates
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dayquanwne Dashawn Gates
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Scott J. Beattie, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (8 pages)
Dayquawne Gates appeals his convictions for first-degree murder and possession of a firearm as a felon. OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Gates’s motion for a mistrial. And we find Gates was not prejudiced by jury instruction on aiding and abetting because there was substantial evidence to support the State’s other theory—that Gates was the person who fired the fatal shots. We affirm Gates’s convictions.
