Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/30/2010

State v. Cox

Citations

781 N.W.2d 757
2010 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 33
2010 WL 1727654

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holding that the due process guarantee of “the Iowa Constitution prohibits admission of prior bad acts evidence based solely on general propensity”
holding that the due process guarantee of “the Iowa Constitution prohibits admission of prior bad acts evidence based solely on general propensity”
determining that admitting evidence of “defendant’s sexual abuse of other victims ... based only on its value as general propensity evidence violates the due process clause of the Iowa Constitution”
finding that prior-bad-acts evidence is admissible if “relevant and material to a legitimate issue in the case other than a general propensity”
holding prior acts of sexual abuse not admissible when not relevant to any nonpropensity purpose such as opportunity, common scheme or plan, or modus operandi
holding prior acts of sexual abuse not admissible when not relevant to any nonpropensity purpose such as opportunity, common scheme or plan, or modus operandi

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Judges: Streit, Baker

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