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State of Iowa
v.
William Russell Griffin
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
William Russell Griffin
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jesse A. Macro Jr.
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Greene County, Thomas J. Bice (trial) and Christopher C. Polking (posttrial motions), Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Chicchelly, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (16 pages)
On appeal, William Griffin challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions, contends the court erred in failing to make the proper inquiry of defense counsel and himself when defense counsel moved to withdraw and declare a mistrial, maintains the court erred in denying his motion for new trial based on him not being present at a deposition and in admitting hearsay statements in a police report. OPINION HOLDS: There is substantial evidence supporting the convictions. The court did not abuse its discretion in denying trial counsel’s motion to withdraw under the circumstances. Griffin entered a written waiver of his appearance at depositions. And the admission of hearsay was non-prejudicial. We affirm.
