State v. Doughty

LARSON, Justice.

Defendant Ralph L. Doughty appeals from his conviction and sentencing for kidnapping in the first degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 710.1 and 710.2 (1983). He argues the following grounds for reversal: (1) that the testimony of a police officer, reiterating statements made by the five-year-old victim, was hearsay and inadmissible; (2) that the instructions did not inform the jury that specific, as opposed to general, intent was necessary to support a conviction for first-degree kidnapping; (3) that the court failed to instruct the jury that the removal or confinement…