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STATE v. DONAHUE

No. 18-2239.

957 N.W.2d 1 (2021)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. John Charles DONAHUE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed March 26, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan A. Olson (argued) and Christine E. Branstad of Branstad & Olson Law Office, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Richard Bennett (argued) and Douglas Hammerand , Assistant Attorneys General, and Sarah Jennings , County Attorney, for appellee.

Appel, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Christensen, C.J., took no part in the consideration or the decision of the case.

In this case, defendant John Donahue appeals his conviction of sexual abuse in the third degree in violation of Iowa Code sections 709.1(1), 709.4(1)(a), and 702.17 (2014). On appeal, Donahue argues that the district court abused its discretion when it prohibited him from cross-examining the victim about a prior sexual incident...

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