STATE v. MATLOCK

No. 85-717.

387 N.W.2d 781 (1986)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roosevelt MATLOCK, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Harrington, Appellate Defender, and John P. Messina, Asst. Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Rebecca L. Claypool, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Mitchell Greene, Asst. Black Hawk Co. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by OXBERGER, C.J., and HAYDEN and SACKETT, JJ., but considered en banc.


SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant was accused of raping his girl friend's daughter. There were no witnesses to the alleged rape. Defendant sought to present an alibi defense. The credibility of the victim versus the credibility of defendant's alibi was a major issue in the cause. Defendant claims the time of the alleged assault was extremely important to his defense.

Waterloo Police Investigator Larrabee stated in his police report he was first notified of the incident...

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