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State of Iowa
v.
Robert Leroy Peterson Jr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robert Leroy Peterson Jr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Ashley Stewart, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Justin Lightfoot, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Badding, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (13 pages)
Robert Peterson appeals from his conviction and sentence for arson in the second degree. He argues the district court improperly admitted opinion testimony and bad-acts evidence and the court abused its discretion in sentencing him to a ten-year term of incarceration. OPINION HOLDS: The court acted within its discretion in admitting all challenged evidence and imposing the sentence.
