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State of Iowa
v.
Rosalio Quiroz
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Rosalio Quiroz
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 Muscatine County, Stuart P. Werling, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Blane, S.J. (12 pages)
Rosalio Quiroz appeals his conviction for second-degree sexual abuse. He contends the district court erred and abused its discretion in admitting hearsay and vouching evidence and substantial evidence does not support the verdict. OPINION HOLDS: We find substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdict. And we find no merit in any of Quiroz’s hearsay challenges. Finally, we find the forensic interviewer did not offer bolstering or vouching testimony, so the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing it. We affirm Quiroz’s conviction for second-degree sexual abuse.
