State of Iowa v. Ricky Lee Putman

ZAGER, Justice.

Ricky Lee Putman was charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse for allegedly performing a sex act on L.R., a two-year-old girl. Putman filed a motion in limine that sought to exclude evidence of child pornography found on his computer and other electronic devices. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court denied the motion in limine, with limitations. The district court allowed the State’s expert to testify at trial that child pornography was found on Putman’s computer and other electronic devices. However, it limited the State’s expert to testifying only to…