State v. Schatz

DONIELSON, Judge.

The State of Iowa appeals from the order granting a new trial to the defendant in a prosecution for second-degree sexual abuse, asserting that undisclosed exculpatory evidence was not material in a manner warranting a new trial. We reverse.

On January 22, 1986, the defendant, William C. Schatz, was charged by Dallas County Attorney’s information with sexual abuse in the second degree, in violation of Iowa Code sections 709.1 and 709.3 (1985). The information alleged that Schatz sexually abused a child under the age of twelve. The jury found Schatz guilty as charged. At trial…