State v. Uranga
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The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's motion for new trial based on a claim of newly discovered evidence, holding that the district court did not abuse its broad discretion in denying Defendant's motion for new trial.
In 2014, Defendant registered as a sex offender in Iowa. In 2016, Defendant failed to appear at the sheriff's office to verify his registration information. Defendant was subsequently convicted of failure to comply with the sex offender registry. Thereafter, Defendant filed a motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The district court denied the motion, finding that the newly discovered evidence was not material and would not have changed the jury's verdict. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion for new trial.
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