State of Iowa
v.
Juan Paramo Vargas
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Juan Paramo Vargas
Attorney for the Appellee
Olivia D. Brooks, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Nicholas A. Sarcone
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Hancock County, Colleen Weiland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (10 pages)
A defendant appeals his conviction for sexual abuse in the third degree, claiming the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction because his out-of-court admission was not sufficiently corroborated. OPINION HOLDS: Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State and drawing all reasonable inferences in the State’s favor, we find there is sufficient “other proof” linking the defendant to the crime and corroborating his admission. We accordingly affirm his conviction.
