STATE v. THARP

No. 84-947.

372 N.W.2d 280 (1985)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell Jackson THARP, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

April 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Krpan and Lylea M. Dodson, Des Moines, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Steven K. Hansen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by DONIELSON, P.J., and SNELL and SACKETT, JJ.


SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant Russell Tharp was charged and convicted of committing sexual abuse in the third degree against his stepdaughter. At the time of the incident, May 3, 1983, defendant was married to the victim's mother. The victim was 14 years of age.

Included in the evidence presented at trial was testimony of an incident which occurred approximately 4-5 years earlier. The defendant had fondled the breast of his stepdaughter. He subsequently admitted...

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