Opinion ID: 2023007
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Heading: Did the Trial Judge Fail in His Duty of Impartiality?

Text: The defendant has failed to state in his brief how error was preserved on this issue. See Iowa R. App. P. 14(a)(5) (requiring appellant to state in his or her brief how each issue was preserved for review, with references to the places in the record where the issue was raised and decided). We cannot locate a motion for recusal in the trial court record, nor do we find any indication that Rodriquez ever objected to the trial judge presiding over his case. In addition, the defendant has offered no reason on appeal as to why he did not have to preserve error on this issue by making an objection or some sort of record in the district court. Therefore, we consider this issue waived. Channon v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 629 N.W.2d 835, 866 (Iowa 2001); cf. State v. Potts, 240 N.W.2d 654, 656 (Iowa 1976) (holding that assignment of error not supported by argument or authority was waived).