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State of Iowa
v.
Matthew Paul Ford
County:
Muscatine
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Matthew Paul Ford
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
John O. Moeller
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
22-0063
Date Published:
Feb 08, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Jeffrey D. Bert, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (11 pages)
Matthew Ford appeals his criminal convictions claiming the State used its peremptory challenges in an impermissibly discriminatory manner to strike prospective male jurors. OPINION HOLDS: Because Ford waited until after the jury panel members were dismissed, he has not preserved error on his claim.