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State of Iowa
v.
Mario Alberto Corona Ruiz
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Mario Alberto Corona Ruiz
Attorney for the Appellee
Joseph D. Ferrentino, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Raya D. Dimitrova
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, The Honorable Patrick H. Tott, Judge. CONVICTION CONDITIONALLY AFFIRMED AND REMANDED FOR RECONSIDERATION OF MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. Considered without oral argument by Chicchelly, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, P.J. (5 pages)
Mario Alberto Corona Ruiz appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. On appeal, he argues there was insufficient evidence he acted with premeditation, malice aforethought, and specific intent to kill when he shot the victim. Then, Corona Ruiz argues the district court failed to independently weigh the evidence against the jury’s verdict in denying his motion for new trial. OPINION HOLDS: Upon our review, we conditionally affirm Corona Ruiz’s conviction and remand for the district court to reconsider his motion for new trial.
