20 results for 'judge:"Danilson"'.
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly convicted of robbery and burglary because evidence indicates he stole drugs and money from a man during a drug deal that resulted in another man dying from a gunshot wound. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 22-1666, Categories: Burglary, Robbery
J. Danilson finds that probation imposed upon defendant's guilty plea to intimidation with a dangerous weapon was properly revoked after she tested positive for methamphetamine and failed to complete drug testing necessary to maintain deferred judgment. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 22-1674, Categories: Drug Offender, Probation
J. Danilson finds that a mother's parental rights were properly terminated since she used illegal drugs, and her three-year-old child was found wandering alone through parking lots on multiple occasions. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: April 10, 2024, Case #: 24-0211, Categories: Family Law
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly convicted of OWI even though a translator had not been available because a jail inmate helped a deputy translate field sobriety tests, and defendant read the instructions in Spanish. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: February 21, 2024, Case #: 22-1080, Categories: Miranda, Dui
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly convicted of second-degree theft after stealing a deposit from a car dealership that employed him as a manager because he pocketed the money instead of placing it in a safe and later admitted to a coworker that he took it. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: January 24, 2024, Case #: 23-0633, Categories: Evidence, Theft
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J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly convicted of first-degree robbery for stealing handbags from women at gunpoint on two separate occasions because defendant failed to preserve error on claims challenging the admissibility of photo lineups. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: December 20, 2023, Case #: 22-1641, Categories: Robbery, Identification
J. Danilson finds that a mother's parental rights to her five children were properly terminated since she physically assaulted her children and allowed her husband to sexually abuse them. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: October 25, 2023, Case #: 23-1319, Categories: Family Law
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly convicted of second-degree murder because the justification defense did not hold water since witnesses stated defendant had been the first to fire shots in a stalemate between two groups following a dispute at a cookout. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: September 27, 2023, Case #: 22-0437, Categories: Murder, Self Defense
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly denied relief from his first-degree murder conviction for strangling a woman to death. Defendant contends counsel should have emphasized that his hand injury would have rendered him unable to strangle the victim, but counsel determined this defense was too weak to present to the jury. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: September 13, 2023, Case #: 22-0961, Categories: Ineffective Assistance, Murder
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly denied his second application for relief from his conviction for sexually assaulting and robbing an 81-year-old woman in her home because evidence did not support defendant's suggestion that DNA evidence would have even remotely affected the outcome. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: July 26, 2023, Case #: 22-0104, Categories: Dna, Sex Offender, Assault
J. Danilson finds that defendant was properly convicted of second-degree kidnapping after confining his girlfriend to his car because defendant refused to stop his vehicle and physically prevented the victim from leaving his car before assaulting her. Affirmed in part.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Danilson, Filed On: May 24, 2023, Case #: 22-0103, Categories: Assault, Kidnapping