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State of Iowa
v.
Kristofer Allen Erlbacher
County:
Harrison
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Kristofer Allen Erlbacher
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
22-0299
Date Published:
Dec 06, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Harrison County, Greg W. Steensland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (11 pages)
A criminal defendant appeals his first-degree murder conviction, asserting the State’s evidence at trial was insufficient to overcome his alleged justification and intoxication. OPINION HOLDS: Because the State offered substantial evidence of the defendant’s guilt despite the defendant’s proffered defenses, we affirm.
