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State of Iowa
v.
Michelle Lee Boat
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Michelle Lee Boat
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Melinda J. Nye, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Patrick W. Greenwood, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (18 pages)
Michelle Boat appeals her conviction and sentence for murder in the first degree. OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Boat’s motion to strike a potential juror for cause or in denying her motion for mistrial based on prosecutorial error. The court also did not err in considering Boat’s assets that are exempt from execution when determining her reasonable ability to pay category “B” restitution. Therefore, we affirm.
