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Case No. 22-1169

State of Iowa
v.
Emmanuel Zleh Totaye, Jr.

County:
Polk

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Emmanuel Zleh Totaye, Jr.

Attorney for the Appellee

Kyle Hanson (until withdrawal) and Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorneys General

Attorneys for the Appellant

Alfredo Parrish
Benjamin D. Bergmann
Alexander Smith

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-1169
Date Published:
Jul 24, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Celene Gogerty, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Buller, J.  (31 pages)

            A criminal defendant appeals his convictions for three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of first-degree robbery, alleging multiple errors across his three-week trial.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding the preserved errors do not warrant reversal. 

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