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Case No. 24-0159

State of Iowa
v.
Preston Malique Walls

County:
Polk

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Preston Malique Walls

Attorney for the Appellee

Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Nick Sarcone

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0159
Date Published:
Jul 23, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lawrence P. McLellan, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (3 pages)

            Preston Walls appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction for assault causing serious injury, basing his challenge on use of an allegedly defective jury instruction.  OPINION HOLDS: Because Walls failed to preserve error on the sole issue he raises on appeal, we affirm. 

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