STATE v. FARNUM

No. 95-0893.

554 N.W.2d 716 (1996)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Wesley FARNUM, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

August 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon M. Kinnamon of Kinnamon, Kinnamon, Russo & Meyer, Cedar Rapids, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Robert P. Ewald, Assistant Attorney General, J. Patrick White, County Attorney, and Janet M. Lyness, Assistant County Attorney, for plaintiff-appellee.

Considered by SACKETT, C.J., and HABHAB and STREIT, JJ.


HABHAB, Judge.

Defendant Christopher Farnum was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse in violation of Iowa Code section 709.4 (1993). On appeal he argues: 1) there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction; 2) the trial court erred in allowing witnesses to testify about whether an assault had occurred, the elements of the offense, and the credibility of the victim; and 3) his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

I. Sufficiency of the...

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