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State of Iowa
v.
Chance Wetter
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Chance Wetter
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Sioux County, John D. Ackerman, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (7 pages)
Chance Wetter appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, of third-degree sexual abuse. He argues the district court misapplied the law in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of evidence when it concluded there was sufficient evidence that he and a minor were not cohabiting as husband and wife at the time of the underlying sex act. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the evidence was sufficient and affirm Wetter’s conviction of sexual abuse in the third degree.
