State v. Sackett

SCHLEGEL, Judge.

The defendant, Tyrel Sackett, appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, of second-degree sexual abuse in violation of Iowa Code section 709.3(2) (1991) and lascivious acts with a child in violation of Iowa Code section 709.8(1) (1991). He contends the district court erred in: (1) limiting his cross-examination of an accomplice regarding the accomplice’s plea agreement with the State; and (2) denying his motions for judgment of acquittal based on the alleged insufficiency of the evidence against him.

During Sackett’s jury trial, Judy Smith testified she and Sackett became…