Legal Opinion

State v. Wells

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided June 28, 1994No. 93-0588PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADY, Judge.

Joseph Wells was charged with second-degree sexual abuse after a four-year-old boy accused Wells of unzipping his pants and touching his penis. Wells was also accused of putting his mouth over the child’s penis. He was found guilty following a jury trial and appealed after being sentenced to a term of incarceration not to exceed twenty-five years. We affirm.

At trial, the victim, Kyle, identified Wells in court. He testified Wells took him into the kitchen at their church and touched his “pee-pee.” The abuse occurred during a church service.

Kyle’s mother testified the incident was…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. People v. BurtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  3. State v. BlairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  4. State v. BassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  5. State v. HornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  5. State of Iowa v. Jeffroe Delide WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2016

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