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State of Iowa
v.
Dimione Jamal Walker
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dimione Jamal Walker
Attorney for the Appellee
Joseph D. Ferrentino, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Josh Irwin, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Paul D. Miller (good cause finding) and Andrew Chappell (motion to set aside good cause finding, motion to dismiss, and trial), Judges. AFFIRMED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. Buller, J., takes no part. (11 pages)
Dimione Jamal Walker appeals his convictions, contending the State violated his constitutional right to speedy trial, the prosecutor impermissibly struck a prospective juror, and the trial court abused its discretion by admitting prejudicial evidence. OPINION HOLDS: Because we find Walker failed to show that the State violated his speedy-trial right, the prosecutor did not exercise a peremptory challenge based on a prospective juror’s race, and the probative value of the challenged evidence was outweighed by its prejudicial effect, we affirm.
