88 results for 'judge:"Chicchelly"'.
J. Chicchelly finds that defendant was properly denied relief from his conviction for enticing a minor under the age of 16 with a sexual purpose after arranging on Facebook to have sex with his 14-year-old cousin. Defendant contends his plea was not supported by a factual basis, but his Facebook messages provided overwhelming evidence of intent. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0479, Categories: Intent, Sex Offender, Child Victims
J. Chicchelly finds that a petition contesting a grandmother’s will and trust was properly dismissed because plaintiffs failed to prove they had been deprived of a rightful inheritance or that relatives exerted undue influence on the grandmother in the execution of her will. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0064, Categories: Wills / Probate
J. Chicchelly finds that a father's parental rights were properly terminated due to mental health issues and charges contending he sexually abused his girlfriend's daughter, as well as failures to maintain consistent visitations and stable housing. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: December 20, 2023, Case #: 23-1644, Categories: Family Law
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J. Chicchelly finds that a father was properly denied his request to modify physical care of the children following dissolution of marriage because the father failed to procure mental health counseling for the children in spite of a court order, and the mother sufficiently addressed substance abuse issues. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly , Filed On: December 6, 2023, Case #: 23-0869, Categories: Family Law
J. Chicchelly finds that defendant was properly convicted of disarming a peace officer after taking a taser from an officer. Three troopers tried to subdue him and confirmed that the incident took place while defendant was in a suicidal rage. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: December 6, 2023, Case #: 22-1090, Categories: Evidence, Assault
J. Chicchelly finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated since she allowed her husband back into the family home after he brutally assaulted her in front of the children, and one child died of severe malnutrition. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 23-1287, Categories: Family Law
J. Chicchelly finds that the valuation of farmland was properly modified in determining the value of an estate because the special master erroneously recommended making the decision based on the appraised value at the date of death instead of the date-of distribution valuation, which honored the decedent's intent. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 22-2008, Categories: Wills / Probate
J. Chicchelly finds that visitation was properly modified in a custody dispute because an alteration in the father's work schedule constituted a change of circumstances that justified modifying weekend visitation. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 23-0728, Categories: Family Law
J. Chicchelly finds that spousal support was properly modified in the wife's favor following dissolution of marriage because she experienced health problems impacting her ability to work while the husband experienced a bump in salary. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 23-0357, Categories: Family Law
J. Chicchelly finds that defendant was properly sentenced based on his guilty plea to attempt to commit murder and two counts of willful injury causing serious injury because defendant failed to support his claim that the lower court considered his lack of remorse in sentencing him to 25 years imprisonment. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly , Filed On: October 25, 2023, Case #: 22-1575, Categories: Murder, Sentencing
J. Chicchelly finds that a mother was properly granted physical care of the parties' children in modifying the custody agreement because the father communicated with the mother through hostile and vulgar responses and sometimes refused to communicate at all, even regarding their children's medical and educational needs. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: September 27, 2023, Case #: 23-0957, Categories: Family Law
J. Chicchelly finds that defendant was properly sentenced based on his guilty plea to one count of criminal mischief after damaging the victim's property following a payment dispute because the court considered defendant's age and lack of criminal history at sentencing. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: September 27, 2023, Case #: 23-0213, Categories: Sentencing
J. Chicchelly finds that defendant was properly convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment resulting in death after his three-month-old child died of brain injuries. Defendant contends he had not been properly Mirandized, but evidence from the police interrogation was admissible since defendant was not in custody at the time. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly , Filed On: September 27, 2023, Case #: 22-0687, Categories: Miranda, Manslaughter
J. Chicchelly finds that defendant was properly convicted of first-degree murder. Defendant contends statements made by three prospective jurors influenced the jury, but he failed to prove he suffered prejudice warranting a mistrial. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Chicchelly, Filed On: August 30, 2023, Case #: 22-1055, Categories: Jury, Murder