State of Iowa v. Patrick H. Booker, Jr.

Summary

The court affirmed Booker’s conviction and upheld the sentencing enhancement, concluding that sufficient evidence linked him to the prior sexual-abuse conviction. It also rejected Booker’s jury-selection challenges, holding that the peremptory strike was not substantially motivated by discriminatory intent and that any error in excusing another juror for cause was not prejudicial without proof that the seated jury was impartial or incompetent. The court otherwise left the court of appeals’ decision unmodified, while affirming the partial vacation and remand concerning the written sentence.