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AUG 2, 2021
Motion for new trial in Tibbetts case denied, sentencing at end of month
The man convicted of killing Mollie Tibbetts will not be granted a new trial, according to a ruling issued in Poweshiek County District Court.
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Yates also addressed the secondary motion for a new trial, which involved connecting the Bahena Rivera case to the disappearance of Xavior Harrelson. Notably, the defense floated the name of James Lowe as potentially being involved in both cases. The order said that there was no material connection between the two cases, and that the defense did not present any evidence that invoking Lowe would have been relevant. Yates said that, even if presented, a connection to Lowe and the Harrelson case would likely not have changed the outcome of the murder trial.
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Motion for new trial in Tibbetts case denied, sentencing at end of month
The man convicted of killing Mollie Tibbetts will not be granted a new trial, according to a ruling issued in Poweshiek County District Court.
[...]
Yates also addressed the secondary motion for a new trial, which involved connecting the Bahena Rivera case to the disappearance of Xavior Harrelson. Notably, the defense floated the name of James Lowe as potentially being involved in both cases. The order said that there was no material connection between the two cases, and that the defense did not present any evidence that invoking Lowe would have been relevant. Yates said that, even if presented, a connection to Lowe and the Harrelson case would likely not have changed the outcome of the murder trial.
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