Supreme Court of Iowa· 9/4/2003

State v. White

Citations

668 N.W.2d 850
2003 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 174
2003 WL 22053395

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deciding “torture” as used in first-degree 6 kidnapping “includes mental anguish unaccompanied by physical or sexual assault. In other words, ‘torture’ is either physical and/or mental anguish”
finding no abuse of discretion in admission of defendant's prior assault on victim in prosecution for first-degree kidnapping and first-degree burglary
allowing prior incident of domestic abuse to prove intent element of kidnapping and burglary involving the same victim
finding a defendant’s failure to dispute prior bad acts at trial supported a finding of clear proof
finding trial court acted reasonably in admitting evidence of defendant’s prior- assault of victim notwithstanding that “the jury could have been swayed by unfair prejudice from the admission of the evidence”
finding no abuse of discretion in admission of defendant’s prior assault on victim in prosecution for first-degree kidnapping and first- degree burglary

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