State v. Anderson

McGIVERIN, Justice.

John Michael Anderson appeals his conviction for first-degree sexual abuse in violation of sections 709.1 — .2, The Code 1979. He alleges that several errors by the trial court require a new trial. We affirm the conviction.

In April 1978 Anderson rented a room in a home owned and occupied by an 85-year-old widow in Waterloo. Anderson was twenty-six and on probation. Shortly after moving in he came uninvited into the widow’s living quarters at around 6:45 a. m. This frightened the woman and she called the police. After a conference with police and his probation officer,…