![]() ![]() This appeal followed.ĭefendant's assignment of error concerns trial court's ruling permitting the admission of certain testimony developed by the State in cross-examination of Robert Standley, Coralville Chief of Police. After change of venue, trial commenced on Novemfollowing submission of the case, the jury returned a verdict against defendant, who was later sentenced to life imprisonment. The victim was finally released, and defendant subsequently arrested in Muscatine. During this period, she was alternatively handcuffed to a bathroom sink and a bed, and was subjected to various kinds of sexual abuse. The victim had been forcibly taken from a Fort Madison dance studio where she attended lessons, driven to a motel in Coralville and held captive for two days. On April 26, 1979, defendant was charged by information in connection with the abduction and sexual abuse of an eleven-year-old girl. ![]() ![]() His sole contention on appeal is that trial court committed reversible error in admitting alleged hearsay testimony elicited by the State on cross-examination. This is an appeal by Robert Ray Padgett from his conviction for kidnapping in the first degree, a violation of section 710.2, The Code 1979. J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, ALLBEE and McGIVERIN, JJ. Lee County Atty., for appellee.Ĭonsidered by REYNOLDSON, C. *146 Gordon Liles, Fort Madison, for appellant. ![]()
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