State of Iowa
v.
Dennis Paul Thompson II
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dennis Paul Thompson II
Attorney for the Appellee
Genevieve Reinkoester, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Osceola County, Carl J. Petersen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (11 pages)
Dennis Thompson appeals a jury’s guilty verdict, arguing the district court erred when the court allowed the State to amend the trial information during trial and insufficient evidence underlies the jury’s verdict, as the child complainant’s testimony was uncorroborated. OPINION HOLDS: Because the amended jury instructions did not change Thompson’s trial strategy, Thompson set forth an incomplete alibi before trial started, we find the court did not err when it allowed an amendment to trial information mid-trial. Finally, Iowa courts have found a child’s uncorroborated testimony is sufficient to underly a guilty verdict.
