Opinion ID: 2196928
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Heading: Instruction on Credibility.

Text: Deases argues that the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the credibility of two defense witnesses who were convicted felons. The State argues that Deases did not preserve error on this issue because he did not object to the final instruction. To preserve error counsel must make a specific objection to the instructions in their final form. In the absence of such an objection, any alleged error in the instruction is waived. State v. Welch, 507 N.W.2d 580, 584 (Iowa 1993). We find that error was not preserved here. Deases objected to the court's proposed instruction concerning the credibility of witnesses. The court then revised the instruction and read it to Deases' counsel. Counsel made no objection to the revised instruction and the court submitted it to the jury. In the absence of an objection to the new instruction, the court was justified in assuming Deases had abandoned any objection. Welch, 507 N.W.2d at 584.