State of Iowa
v.
Aidan Christopher Ralph
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Aidan Christopher Ralph
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Gary Dickey
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Bethany Currie and John J. Haney, Judges. AFFIRMED. Heard by Tabor, C.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (17 pages)
A jury convicted Aidan Ralph of third-degree sexual abuse and assault causing bodily injury. Ralph claims that the district court erred by (1) admitting a portion of a police officer’s testimony over his objection that it improperly vouched for the victim’s credibility; and (2) admitting evidence that he physically abused the victim on prior occasions to establish his motive for sexually abusing her. He requests that we reverse his sexual abuse conviction and remand for a new trial. OPINION HOLDS: Finding that the district court properly exercised its discretion in admitting the challenged evidence, we affirm.
