State of Iowa
v.
Kenneth Albert Crews
County:
Des Moines
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Kenneth Albert Crews
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Raya D. Dimitrova
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
22-1031
Date Published:
Apr 12, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Wyatt Peterson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (11 pages)
Kenneth Crews appeals his convictions for two counts of lascivious acts with a child. He alleges there was insufficient evidence to support the guilty verdicts and the district court abused its discretion in selecting a jury instruction on implicit bias. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm because substantial evidence supports the verdicts and the district court did not abuse its discretion.