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Case No. 24-0598

State of Iowa
v.
Rebecca Marie Lyons

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Rebecca Marie Lyons

Attorney for the Appellee

Katherine Wenman, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Jessica A. Millage

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0598
Date Published:
Dec 03, 2025
Summary

          Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Nelmark, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Ahlers and Langholz, JJ.  Opinion by Tabor, C.J.  (10 pages)

          A defendant appeals her convictions for three counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault with intent to inflict serious injury.  She challenges the aiding-and-abetting jury instructions and contends the verdicts were against the weight of the evidence.  OPINION HOLDS: Because the state presented substantial evidence that she aided and abetted, and because she did not preserve error on her weight-of-the-evidence claim, we affirm.

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