State of Iowa
v.
Luke Paul Langebartels
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Luke Paul Langebartels
Attorney for the Appellee
David Banta, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Daniel M. Northfield
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Charles C. Sinnard, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (7 pages)
A jury convicted Luke Langebartels of invasion of privacy and five other sexually based offenses. He now contends that the district court violated his confrontation rights under the Iowa Constitution by allowing the child victim to testify outside of his presence. He also challenges the sufficiency of the State’s proof for invasion of privacy under Iowa Code section 709.21 (2022). OPINION HOLDS: Because Langebartels failed to preserve error on his constitutional claim, it is not properly before us. And viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, we find substantial evidence to satisfy the elements of section 709.21(1). So, we affirm his convictions.
