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State of Iowa
v.
Perry Delynn Knapp Sr.
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Perry Delynn Knapp Sr.
Attorney for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Elizabeth Araguas
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Jones County, Jason D. Besler, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Bower, C.J. (23 pages)
Perry Knapp Sr. appeals his convictions for four counts of sexual abuse in the second degree, two counts of lascivious acts with a child, one count of incest, one count of child endangerment, and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He contends (1) the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to sever trial on the sexual-exploitation-of-a-minor counts, (2) in light of his stipulations as to their contents, the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the jury to see thumbnail images of child pornography found on his electronic devices, (3) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the first search warrant, and (4) there is insufficient evidence of knowing possession to sustain the sexual-exploitation-of-a-minor convictions. OPINION HOLDS: We find no abuse of discretion in the denial of the motion to sever or in the court’s evidentiary ruling and there was probable cause for the search warrant, and substantial evidence supports the sexual-exploitation-of-minors convictions. We affirm.
