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STATE v. HENNINGS

No. 08-1845.

791 N.W.2d 828 (2010)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Mark Thomas HENNINGS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith , State Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson , Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Kyle P. Hanson , Assistant Attorney General, Timothy N. Schott , County Attorney, and Ricki L. Osborn and Jennifer J. Bonzer , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.

STREIT, Justice.

Mark Hennings was convicted under Iowa's hate-crime statute after he ran over a twelve-year-old African-American boy. The evidence was sufficient to support the jury verdict that Hennings acted "because of" the victim's race or color. Additionally, the district court sufficiently stated reasons on the record for the decision to sentence Hennings to consecutive sentences. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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