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State of Iowa
v.
Akuk Atak Alem Akok
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Akuk Atak Alem Akok
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Christopher A. Clausen
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Michael J. Moon, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (4 pages)
Akuk Akok appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary, assault while participating in a felony, and child stealing. OPINION HOLDS: Because the State made a sufficient prima facie case concerning the authenticity of Akok’s Facebook messages, the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the messages into evidence. We preserve Akok’s ineffective-assistance claim to allow full development of the record during postconviction proceedings.
