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State of Iowa
v.
Desmond D. Reeves
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Desmond D. Reeves
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shellie L. Knipfer, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jackson County, Thomas G. Reidel and Nancy S. Tabor, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Bower and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by Bower, J. Tabor, J., takes no part. (10 pages)
Desmond Reeves appeals his convictions for robbery in the first degree and assault with intent to inflict serious injury. OPINION HOLDS: We find substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdict, including evidence of Reeves’s intent to commit theft as an element of the offense of robbery. We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding character evidence concerning a witness was not admissible because it was not relevant. We find Reeves’s pro claims were not preserved or not supported by argument in his brief. We affirm Reeves’s convictions.
