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State of Iowa
v.
Nathaniel Wade Marchant
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Nathaniel Wade Marchant
Attorney for the Appellee
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, The Honorable Tom Reidel, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard at oral argument by Ahlers, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (16 pages)
Marchant appeals his convictions for sexual exploitation of a minor and invasion of privacy, claiming (1) the State presented insufficient evidence that he had knowledge or responsibility for the hidden cameras and the nude videos and images. He claims the district court abused its discretion in (2) excluding evidence that a topless photo of the victim had been found on the victim’s cellphone; (3) admitting an extraction report of Google emails referencing purported phone factory reset attempts; (4) excluding a text message exchange between the victim’s mother and her paramour; and (5) admitting evidence of bookmarks to stepfather/stepdaughter-related pornographic websites. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm.
