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State of Iowa
v.
Shane Wayne Michael
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Shane Wayne Michael
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Rachel C. Regenold, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, David Porter (Trial) and Joseph Seidlin (Motion to Continue), Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, P.J. (12 pages)
Shane Michael appeals his conviction for willful injury causing serious injury. He claims (1) the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion to continue trial; (2) the court erred by concluding an exception to the hearsay bar did not apply to certain proposed evidence; (3) there is insufficient evidence that he intended to cause serious injury or that he caused serious injury; and (4) he should have been granted a new trial because the greater weight of the evidence supports his claim that he acted in self-defense. OPINION HOLDS: The court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Michael’s motion to continue trial. No exception to the hearsay bar applied to the proposed evidence. Michael’s conviction is supported by substantial evidence. And the district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Michael’s motion for new trial.
