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State of Iowa
v.
Corey Robert Fenton
Defendant appealed following his conviction of solicitation of commercial sexual activity in violation of Iowa Code section 710A.2A (2022). Defendant contended the district court erred in admitting unfairly prejudicial photographic evidence, the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, the court applied the wrong standard in evaluating his motion for new trial, and the court imposed an illegal sentence. The court of appeals conditionally affirmed the conviction, vacated the sentence in part, and remanded for further proceedings. Defendant seeks further review.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Corey Robert Fenton
Attorney for the Resister
Nicholas E. Siefert
Attorney for the Applicant
Josh Irwin
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Oct 09, 2024 9:00 AM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Samantha Gronewald, Judge. CONVICTION CONDITIONALLY AFFIRMED, SENTENCE VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (9 pages)
Corey Fenton appeals his conviction and sentence for solicitation of commercial sexual activity. OPINION HOLDS: Because the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting a photo into evidence and substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdict, we conditionally affirm Fenton’s conviction. But the district court applied the incorrect standard in ruling on Fenton’s motion for new trial and imposed an illegal sentence by requiring Fenton to complete the sex offender treatment program as a term of his sentence. We therefore remand to the district court for further proceedings.