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State of Iowa
v.
Joseph Bright
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Joseph Bright
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert J. Blink, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Potterfield and Doyle, JJ. Opinion by Danilson, C.J. (6 pages)
Joseph Bright appeals from his conviction for indecent exposure, in violation of Iowa Code section 709.9 (2016), following a jury trial. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence that his exposure of his erect penis was done with the specific intent to arouse or satisfy his sexual desire. He also asserts trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the admission of the video recording of Bright’s statements to police. OPINION HOLDS: We find substantial evidence supports the conviction, and we preserve Bright’s ineffectiveness claim for possible postconviction proceedings.
