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Case No. 24-0628

State of Iowa
v.
Nersius Adonliel Artisani

County:
Black Hawk

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Nersius Adonliel Artisani

Attorney for the Appellee

Louis S. Sloven (argued), Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Nan Jennisch (argued), Assistant Appellate Defender

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0628
Date Published:
Jul 02, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Linda M. Fangman, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard at oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Buller, J. (10 pages)

            A criminal defendant appeals his conviction for willful injury causing bodily injury, asserting the district court erred in a definition in the stand-your-ground jury instructions.  OPINION HOLDS: We find error was not preserved or was otherwise waived and any preserved error was harmless given overwhelming evidence of guilt.  We affirm. 

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