State of Iowa v. Matthew Joseph Elliott

WIGGINS, Justice.

A defendant alleges his convictions should be overturned because the district court admitted hearsay evidence over a proper objection. We transferred the case to the court of appeals. The court of appeals found the evidence was hearsay, but held any error in admitting the tainted evidence was harmless. On further review, we agree with the court of appeals that the evidence in question was hearsay. However, we find the admission of the evidence prejudicial and, therefore, not harmless error. Accordingly, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals, reverse the judgment of…