State of Iowa
v.
Bita Amisi
Defendant appealed his convictions for operating while intoxicated (third offense) and eluding. He contends the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions and also asserts the district court erred in allowing into evidence an edited body cam video of the preliminary breath test. The court of appeals affirmed. Defendant seeks further review.
Resister
State of Iowa
Applicant
Bita Amisi
Attorney for the Resister
Bridget A. Chambers
Attorney for the Applicant
Jamie Hunter
Supreme Court
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Non-Oral
Oct 10, 2023 1:30 PM
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Celene Gogerty, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (9 pages)
Bita Amisi appeals his convictions for operating while intoxicated, third offense, and eluding. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting Exhibit 4, a video of Amisi’s interactions with officers that showed a request for a preliminary breath test. There is substantial evidence in the record to support Amisi’s convictions. We affirm the convictions.