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Case No. 23-1027

State of Iowa
v.
Brienna Lynn Kerlin

County:
Floyd

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Brienna Lynn Kerlin

Attorney for the Appellee

Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Heidi Miller

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1027
Date Published:
Sep 18, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Floyd County, Peter B. Newell, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Mullins, S.J.  Opinion by Mullins, S.J.  (6 pages)

Brienna Kerlin challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting her conviction for violating a custodial order, claiming the State failed to meet its burden to show she concealed her child from the child’s father.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the conviction as supported by substantial evidence.

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