State of Iowa v. Vester Matthew Rawlins

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 22-1259 Filed August 30, 2023 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. VESTER MATTHEW RAWLINS, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Coleman McAllister (preliminary questions of admissibility) and Jeanie Vaudt (motion in limine, trial, and sentencing), Judges. A defendant appeals his criminal convictions, challenging the admission of evidence and failure to merge the convictions. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Martha J. Lucey, State Appellate Defender, and Josh Irwin,…