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State of Iowa
v.
Caleb Jeffrey Fairchild
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Caleb Jeffrey Fairchild
Attorney for the Appellee
Joshua A. Duden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Nick Sarcone
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Madison County, Michael Jacobsen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (10 pages)
Caleb Fairchild was convicted of three counts of sexual abuse in the second degree and one count of indecent contact with a child after his first trial ended in a mistrial. On appeal, Fairchild argues (1) there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the charges—attacking the reliability and credibility of the testimony of the two child victims and (2) the district court erroneously admitted the hearsay testimony of L.O.’s mother regarding his out-of-court statements because Fairchild’s objection was timely. OPINION HOLDS: Because we find sufficient evidence underlies the verdict and any erroneously admitted hearsay evidence was not prejudicial, we affirm Fairchild’s convictions.
