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State of Iowa
v.
Keith Michael Moss
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Keith Michael Moss
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Christine E. Branstad
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Hancock County, Gregg R. Rosenbladt, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (17 pages)
Keith Moss appeals his convictions for second-degree sexual abuse. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude that Moss did not establish a constitutional or statutory right to an in-camera review of his victim’s cell phone. We further conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of Moss’s subsequent bad acts, as any error in the admission of that evidence was harmless. Nor did the court abuse its discretion or cause Moss any prejudice in allowing a child protective worker to testify generally about her experience with child victims of sexual abuse. And we find no abuse of discretion in the court’s denial of Moss’s claim that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence.
