STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff - Appellee, vs. DALE ROBERT KOHLAND , Defendant - Appellant.
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
No. 8-782 / 08-0227
Filed November 13, 2008
STATE OF IOWA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
vs.
DALE ROBERT KOHLAND,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Gary D.
McKenrick, Judge.
A defendant appeals following his convictions for two counts of firstdegree arson. AFFIRMED.
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Dennis Hendrickson,
Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.
Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Thomas S. Tauber, Assistant Attorney
General, Michael L. Wolf, County Attorney, for appellee.
Considered by Huitink, P.J., and Vogel and Eisenhauer, JJ.
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VOGEL, J.
Dale Kohland appeals from his convictions for two counts of first-degree
arson in violation of Iowa Code sections 712.1 and 712.2 (2007).
Kohland
asserts that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions, in
particular that he had intent to destroy or damage property.
We review
challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury verdict for
correction of errors at law. Iowa R. App. P. 6.4; State v Corsi, 686 N.W.2d 215,
218 (Iowa 2004).
Kohland attempts to minimize the two separate fires he admitted to
starting, even asserting his subsequent acts of calling 911 should mitigate his
intent to destroy or damage property.
Upon our review of the record, we
conclude that the jury had sufficient evidence to satisfy all elements of firstdegree arson. We affirm pursuant to Iowa Court Rule 21.29(1)(b) and (e).
AFFIRMED.
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