Legal Opinion

State v. Tonn

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided March 16, 1989No. 88-216PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, William Edwin Tonn, was convicted of three counts of sexual abuse in the third degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 709.4(3) and (5). He appeals contending there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and his trial attorney was ineffective in failing to object to certain testimony by a clinical psychologist. We affirm.

Defendant’s case came to trial in 1988. The alleged victims were two young men. They testified for the State. They were about fifteen and sixteen when they testi fied. The young men related meeting defendant, a county…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. PetrichWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. State v. MyersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  5. State v. AldapeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. LaffeySupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  2. State v. HulbertSupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  3. State v. DodsonCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1989
  4. State v. PansegrauCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1994
  5. State v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1994

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