State of Iowa
v.
Jeffry Brian Waite
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Jeffry Brian Waite
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Philip B. Mears
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Ian K. Thornhill, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (11 pages)
Jeffry Waite appeals his convictions and sentences for one count of lascivious conduct with a child and five counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Waite’s claims of vouching during the testimony of the State’s expert witness and during the prosecutor’s closing arguments. We also find sufficient evidence to support Waite’s convictions on all six counts, and we find no abuse of discretion in sentencing him to consecutive terms of incarceration. Therefore, we affirm his convictions and sentences.
