STATE v. WELLS

No. 93-0588.

522 N.W.2d 304 (1994)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Joseph A. WELLS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Garretson, West Des Moines, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Mary Tabor, Asst. Atty. Gen., David Welu, County Atty., and Constance Welu, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by SACKETT, P.J., and CADY and HUITINK, JJ.


CADY, Judge.

Joseph Wells was charged with second-degree sexual abuse after a four-year-old boy accused Wells of unzipping his pants and touching his penis. Wells was also accused of putting his mouth over the child's penis. He was found guilty following a jury trial and appealed after being sentenced to a term of incarceration not to exceed twenty-five years. We affirm.

At trial, the victim, Kyle, identified Wells in court. He testified Wells took him into...

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