State of Iowa
v.
Justice Mathis
Justice Mathis seeks further review of the court of appeals opinion affirming his convictions for three counts of second-degree sexual abuse. The court of appeals found there was sufficient evidence to support his convictions and that while it was error to instruct the jury “[t]here is no requirement that the testimony of an alleged victims of sexual offenses be corroborated,” the error was harmless.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Justice Mathis
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller
Attorney for the Appellant
Theresa R. Wilson,
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
Non-Oral
Feb 23, 2022 1:30 PM
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Decatur County, Dustria A. Relph, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by May, J. (8 pages)
Justice Mathis appeals his convictions for three counts of second-degree sexual abuse. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and a jury instruction. OPINION HOLDS: The State presented sufficient evidence to support Mathis’s convictions. The district court erred in submitting the challenged instruction, but the error was harmless.