STATE v. YAW

No. 85-645.

398 N.W.2d 803 (1987)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Harry YAW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, Dory A. Sutker and Deborah A. Goins, Asst. Appellate Defenders, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., David L. Dorff, Asst. Atty. Gen., James A. Smith, Co. Atty., and Gregory Biehler, Asst. Co. Atty., for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McGIVERIN, WOLLE, LAVORATO, and NEUMAN, JJ.


NEUMAN, Justice.

Defendant Harry Yaw was charged with sexually abusing his two granddaughters, both under twelve years of age. Prior to trial, defendant's attorney deposed a number of state's witnesses, including the young victims. Defendant, who had been present throughout the depositions, requested permission to be excused from his granddaughters' depositions, stating that he had a headache and "did not want to hear their lies." Counsel advised him that his presence...

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