State v. Mateer

WOLLE, Justice.

Defendant Roy Earl Mateer appeals from his conviction by jury and sentence for indecent contact with a child in violation of Iowa Code section 709.12 (1983). Defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting over his objection certain hearsay testimony and in refusing to submit his proposed instruction that assault is a lesser included offense of the charged offense, indecent contact with a child. He also contends that the sentencing court erred in basing its sentence on matters which should not have been considered. We affirm.

The incident which gave rise to this…