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Case No. 19-1616

State of Iowa
v.
Kourtney Shontez Hall

Defendant appealed from the district court judgment and sentence entered on his convictions of two counts of obstructing prosecution and two counts of suborning perjury. See Iowa Code §§ 719.3, 720.3 (2019). He contended the court erred: (1) in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on grounds the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions; (2) in allowing the jury to view, rather than merely listen to, video evidence of a conversation that showed defendant while incarcerated; (3) in allowing evidence of irrelevant and prejudicial statements made by defendant; and (4) in overruling defendant’s motion for new trial. The court of appeals affirmed. Defendant seeks further review.

County:
Polk

Resister

State of Iowa

Appellant

Kourtney Shontez Hall

Attorney for the Resister

Linda J. Haines

Attorney for the Appellant

John J. Sullivan

Supreme Court

Oral Argument Schedule

15-15-5

Nov 17, 2021 1:30 PM

Briefs

Supreme Court Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1616
Date Published:
Jan 21, 2022
Date Amended:
Mar 21, 2022

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1616
Date Published:
May 12, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert B. Hanson, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J.  (10 pages)

            Kourtney Hall appeals his judgment and sentence for two counts of suborning perjury and two counts of obstructing prosecution. He challenges (1) the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury’s findings of guilt; (2) the admission of video evidence; and (3) the denial of his new trial motion.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm Hall’s judgment and sentence.

Other Information

Date Retained:
Aug 26, 2021
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