State of Iowa
v.
Robert Conway, III
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robert Conway, III
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jennifer Frese
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Grundy County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (9 pages)
A defendant appeals his convictions for lascivious conduct with a minor. He claims the district court abused its discretion by excluding evidence under the rape-shield law and admitting evidence of his silence. He also claims the court should have granted his motion for new trial based on the inconsistency in the verdicts. OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion in determining the rape-shield law prevented admission of certain evidence or in permitting evidence of the defendant’s prearrest avoidance of law enforcement. And we conclude the verdicts were not inconsistent.
