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POWERS v. STATE

No. 16-1650.

911 N.W.2d 774 (2018)

David M. POWERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 11, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent A. Simmons , Bettendorf, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Kyle Hanson , Assistant Attorney General, Brian Williams , County Attorney, and Kimberly Griffith and Elizabeth O'Donnell , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.

Lance W. Lange and Mitch G. Nass of Faegre Baker Daniels, LLLP, Des Moines, for amici curiae Innocence Network, Innocence Project of Iowa, and Midwest Innocence Project.

In 2011, a jury convicted David Powers on two counts of sexual abuse based on allegations made by his granddaughter from several years earlier. Throughout the trial, Powers denied all the claims made against him. The jury heard testimony from the child victim and other various family members, including the child's parents and brother...

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