State of Iowa v. Kenneth Lee Madsen

WATERMAN, Justice.

In this case, we review our promise-of-leniency doctrine and related issues to determine the admissibility of the confessions of defendant, Kenneth Lee Madsen. A Webster County jury that heard part of his confessions found him guilty on two counts of sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of Iowa Code section 709.3(2) (2007) and one count of lascivious acts with a child in violation of Iowa Code section 709.8. Madsen argues the district court erred in failing to suppress his confessions because (1) his first of two interviews was not recorded electronically, and (2)…