Iowa Court of Appeals · No. 24-2032

State of Iowa v. Andrew Jerome Harris

Decided November 4, 2026 · appeal from Polk County · Criminal

What the court decided

Result: AFFIRMED

Andrew Harris appeals his judgment and sentence following a jury trial where he was found guilty of second-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and going armed with intent, asserting the district court (1) abused its discretion by admitting prior testimony of an unavailable witness, (2) erred in not instructing the jury regarding a necessity defense, and (3) abused its discretion by excluding portions of a defense expert’s testimony based on certain facts underlying the expert’s opinion.

Holding: Upon our review, we affirm.

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Judges

Written by Judge Julie Schumacher
Heard at oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., Sandy, J., and Telleen, S.J.
Trial judge: Celene Gogerty, Polk County

Iowa Code it cites

§704.13 §707.1 §707.3 §708.8 §724.25 §724.26

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