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State of Iowa
v.
Saul V. Duran-Sierra
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Saul V. Duran-Sierra
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jane M. White
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wright County, Colleen Wieland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (6 pages)
Saul Duran-Sierra appeals his conviction for third-degree sexual abuse. He contests the bench-trial verdict and contends a pretrial delay of nearly two years denied him due process. OPINION HOLDS: On the first claim, we find substantial evidence to support the verdict, especially given the court’s credibility finding. We decline to reach the second claim because Duran-Sierra did not preserve his constitutional challenge. We thus affirm his conviction.
