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Case No. 23-1920

State of Iowa
v.
Salifou Solomon Sahr

County:
Polk

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Salifou Solomon Sahr

Attorney for the Appellee

Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Christopher Kragnes, Sr.

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1920
Date Published:
Jul 23, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lawrence P. McClellan, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (12 pages)

            Following a jury trial, Salifou Sahr appeals his convictions.  Sahr challenges the admission of multiple pieces of evidence and argues the State failed to present sufficient evidence to support his convictions.  OPINION HOLDS: Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the disputed evidence and the State presented sufficient evidence to support Sahr’s convictions, we affirm.

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