Case No. 23-1816

State of Iowa
v.
Devin Cornelius Gregory

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Devin Cornelius Gregory

Attorney for the Appellee

Joshua Henry, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, Joel D. Yates, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., Ahlers, J., and Potterfield, S.J.  Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (17 pages)

            Devin Gregory appeals his convictions of third-degree sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of supplying alcohol to persons under the legal age.  He raises five claims: the district court should have struck for cause a juror, the district court should have granted a mistrial based on his health issues, the State offered insufficient evidence, the district court only offered brief reasons for denying his motion for new trial, and he challenges his sentence.  OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court did not abuse its discretion on the first two claims, the State offered sufficient evidence, the motion for new trial was properly denied as untimely, and the district court considered proper factors in sentencing.  Accordingly, we affirm.