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State v. Huffman

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Sep 10, 2015
871 N.W.2d 703 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

Summary

holding expert testimony did not constitute impermissible vouching where it "provid[ed] the jury information about the ability of a child to remember details" and "provided the jury some perception about [the complaining witnesses’] knowledge of the facts" rather than the truthfulness of their statements

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Opinion

No. 14–1143.

09-10-2015

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Blake Allen HUFFMAN, Defendant–Appellant.

Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Melinda J. Nye, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Aaron Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, Kirby D. Schmidt, County Attorney, and Erika Allen, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Huffman

Court of Appeals of Iowa.
Sep 10, 2015
871 N.W.2d 703 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

holding expert testimony did not constitute impermissible vouching where it "provid[ed] the jury information about the ability of a child to remember details" and "provided the jury some perception about [the complaining witnesses’] knowledge of the facts" rather than the truthfulness of their statements

Summary of this case from State v. Barnhardt

concluding expert testimony that children used developmentally appropriate language did not cross the line

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Case details for

State v. Huffman

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Blake Allen HUFFMAN…

Court:Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Date published: Sep 10, 2015

Citations

871 N.W.2d 703 (Iowa Ct. App. 2015)

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