State of Iowa
v.
Christopher Robert Moyle
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Christopher Robert Moyle
Attorney for the Appellee
Linda J. Hines (argued), Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Leah Patton (argued)
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Jeffrey Neary, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard at oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (17 pages)
Christopher Moyle appeals his conviction and sentence for stalking, challenging the admission of evidence regarding his prior bad acts, the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, and the district court’s decision to impose a term of imprisonment. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the evidence of Moyle’s prior bad acts was properly admitted at trial. His convictions against the same victim under similar circumstances were relevant to show his knowledge of the intimidating nature of the conduct charged in this case. We find sufficient evidence to support each element of Moyle’s stalking conviction and detect no abuse of discretion in the district court’s sentence. Accordingly, we affirm.
