State of Iowa
v.
Fontae Cole Buelow
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Fontae Cole Buelow
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester and Douglas D. Hammerand, Assistant Attorneys General
Attorney for the Appellant
Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Monica Ackley, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (9 pages)
Fontae Buelow appeals his conviction for second-degree murder, challenging (I) the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s finding of guilt; (II) the district court’s denial of his motion for new trial; and (III) the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress a statement he made to police. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s denial of Buelow’s suppression motion and his judgment and sentence for second-degree murder.