State v. Phanhsouvanh

LAVORATO, Justice.

The defendant, Sankom Phanhsouvanh, appeals from judgment and sentence imposed following conviction by a jury of the offense of sexual abuse in the second degree. See Iowa Code §§ 709.1, 709.3(1) (1989). The defendant contends that the jury returned a general verdict that was inconsistent with the answer to a special interrogatory. For this reason, the defendant asserts that the district court abused its discretion when it refused to grant his motion for mistrial or his request to send the case back to the jury for further deliberations. The defendant also challenges the…