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State v. Smith

Citations

  • 522 N.W.2d 591
  • 1994 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 212
  • 1994 WL 575843

How courts have described this case

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  • holding complaining witness had not waived the physician-patient privilege by asserting she did not consent to the defendant's sexual acts
  • holding State, in prosecution of sexual-abuse charge, had no obligation to produce mental health records of complaining witness because requested records were not in State's possession, custody, or control
  • holding complaining witness had not waived the physician-patient privilege by asserting she did not consent to the defendant’s sexual acts
  • holding State, in prosecution of sexual-abuse charge, had no obligation to produce mental health records of complaining witness because requested records were not in State’s possession, custody, or control
  • finding a witness’s lies about a trip were only minimally probative of her truthfulness concerning her allegations of sexual abuse
  • allowing opinion testimony on one element of the crime

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Judges: Harris, Larson, Lavorato, Snell, Ternus

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