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State of Iowa
v.
Zachariah Couleyon Sidney
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Zachariah Couleyon Sidney
Attorney for the Appellee
Bridget A. Chambers, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Gary Dickey
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Scott J. Beattie, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (12 pages)
Zachariah Sidney challenges his convictions on five counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. OPINION HOLDS: We do not reach the merits of Sidney’s claims about the court declaring a mistrial because Sidney failed to move for a mistrial before the second trial began; we find no error in the challenged jury instruction; and the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Sidney’s motion for new trial because we, like the district court, find M.S.’s testimony credible. We affirm.
