State v. Christianson

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

The court of appeals affirmed defendant’s conviction of two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, a violation of Iowa Code sections 709.1, .3. Defendant filed application for further review, requesting us to review that court’s failure to reverse on the ground of jury misconduct. We granted further review and now affirm the decisions of the court of appeals and the district court.

Under this record the jury could have found defendant was Cindia Dutton’s boyfriend. Further, that one night when babysitting with her children, Jude, age eight, and Tawnya, age five, he…