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Case No. 23-0738

State of Iowa
v.
Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield

County:
Fayette

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield

Attorney for the Appellee

Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-0738
Date Published:
Aug 21, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fayette County, Richard D. Stochl, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Ahlers, P.J. (8 pages)

            Isaiah Duffield appeals his conviction for sexual abuse in the third degree and the ruling on his motion for a new trial, arguing that insufficient evidence supports his conviction and that the court applied the wrong standard when deciding whether to grant a new trial.  OPINION HOLDS: Because we find sufficient evidence supports the conviction and the district court applied the correct standard in ruling on Duffield’s motion for new trial, we affirm.

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