STATE v. WELLS

No. 05-1798.

738 N.W.2d 214 (2007)

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

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Jean C. Pettinger, Assistant Attorney General, J. Patrick White, County Attorney, and Anne Lahey, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


HECHT, Justice.

Lorant Wells appeals from his conviction of sexual abuse in the third degree, contending the district court erred in: (1) admitting, over Wells's hearsay and confrontation clause objections, evidence of statements made by a patient to a sexual assault nurse examiner, (2) failing to inquire into the alleged breakdown of Wells's relationship with his attorney, and (3) applying an incorrect legal standard when...

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