(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Laffey" by Supreme Court Of Iowa. ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Laffey
- Author : Supreme Court Of Iowa.
- Release Date : January 09, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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The defendant, Joseph F. Laffey, appeals his judgments of conviction and sentences for two counts of second-degree sexual abuse. See Iowa Code § 709.3(2) (1995). Laffey asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the jurys finding that he committed a sex act with the minor victims. Laffey also claims his counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to object to several courtroom procedures that Laffey contends violated his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation. See U.S. Const. amend. VI. Finally, Laffey challenges his consecutive sentences, alleging that they violate the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, see U.S. Const. amend. VIII, and that the court abused its discretion by making the sentences consecutive.