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State of Iowa
v.
Aaron Gary Whittle
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Aaron Gary Whittle
Attorney for the Appellee
Olivia D. Brooks, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Winneshiek County, Laura Parrish, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (10 pages)
Defendant appeals his conviction for second-degree murder, asserting the district court should not have admitted certain evidence. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of deceased cattle and farm equipment in disuse and disrepair. And even if the admission of the evidence were in error, such admission was harmless in the face of overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt. We affirm.
