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State of Iowa
v.
Dimari Diajae Jaishon Meredith
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dimari Diajae Jaishon Meredith
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attoreny 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 Lee (North) County, Joshua P. Schrier, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Ahlers, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (18 pages)
A criminal defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for second-degree murder. He raises issues concerning a motion for continuance related to a jury-composition claim, sufficiency of the evidence, and his sentence. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding no abuse of discretion in denying the requested continuance, the verdict was supported by sufficient evidence, and the sentence complied with our case law for sentencing juvenile murderers to a mandatory minimum.
