Opinion
No. 08-0227.
November 13, 2008.
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Gary D. McKenrick, Judge.
A defendant appeals following his convictions for two counts of first-degree arson. AFFIRMED.
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Dennis Hendrickson, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.
Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Thomas S. Tauber, Assistant Attorney General, Michael L. Wolf, County Attorney, for appellee.
Considered by HUITINK, P.J., and VOGEL and EISENHAUER, JJ.
Dale Kohland appeals from his convictions for two counts of first-degree arson in violation of Iowa Code sections 712.1 and 712.2 (2007). Kohland asserts that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions, in particular that he had intent to destroy or damage property. We review challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury verdict for correction of errors at law. Iowa R. App. P. 6.4; State v Corsi, 686 N.W.2d 215, 218 (Iowa 2004).
Kohland attempts to minimize the two separate fires he admitted to starting, even asserting his subsequent acts of calling 911 should mitigate his intent to destroy or damage property. Upon our review of the record, we conclude that the jury had sufficient evidence to satisfy all elements of first-degree arson. We affirm pursuant to Iowa Court Rule 21.29(1)( b) and ( e).