State v. Knox

LAVORATO, Justice.

A jury convicted the defendant of sexual abuse in the third degree. He appeals, challenging an evidentiary ruling and the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him. The evidentiary ruling involves Iowa’s rape shield law. See Iowa R.Evid. 412. The defendant sought to introduce evidence that (1) the complainant had chlamydia at the time the defendant allegedly sexually abused her, and (2) the defendant did not have the disease when tested three months later. The district' court denied admission of this proffered evidence after a rule 412 hearing. We find no abuse of…