STATE v. HARKER

No. 22-1864.

STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN MICHAEL HARKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed April 10, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Audlehelm of Audlehelm Law Office, Des Moines, for appellant.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Joseph D. Ferrentino , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ.


At his trial for domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury, the district court admitted evidence John Harker was physically violent toward his wife on a previous occasion. Harker appeals, claiming the district court improperly admitted the prior-bad-acts evidence.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

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