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State of Iowa
v.
Justin Charles Fiems
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Justin Charles Fiems
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, 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 Des Moines County, Emily S. Dean, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Greer, J., and Danilson, S.J. Opinion by Danilson, S.J. (3 pages)
Justin Fiems challenges the sufficiency of the evidence that he knowingly acted in a manner creating a substantial risk to the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health of safety. OPINION HOLDS: By locking his seven-year-old child in a bare basement room for ten to twelve hours a night and leaving the child without access to a bathroom, communication, or egress, the jury could find Fiems knowingly created a substantial risk of emotional, mental, and physical harm. We therefore affirm.
