STATE v. McKOWEN

No. 88-610.

447 N.W.2d 546 (1989)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Kenneth Ray McKOWEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

August 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Wegman, State Public Defender and James F. Whalen, Asst. State Public Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Sheryl A. Soich, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Melodee Hanes, Asst. Polk County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by OXBERGER, C.J., and HAYDEN and HABHAB, JJ.


OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

Kenneth Ray McKowen appeals from his jury conviction for child endangerment. He contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress statements he made to a child abuse investigation team, and in allowing an expert witness to testify that the victim's condition could be described as "battered child syndrome." Our scope of review on the question of the voluntariness of the statements allowed in evidence is of the totality...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases