Legal Opinion

In the Interest of A.K., Minor Child A.K., Minor Child

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 4, 2013No. 12–0608PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HECHT, Justice.

A juvenile accused of sexually abusing and assaulting three children appeals from his delinquency adjudication. He contends the juvenile court should have excluded evidence of a prior bad act and that there was insufficient evidence to support the findings that he committed the delinquent acts. Upon our de novo review, we affirm the juvenile adjudication as to six of the seven counts of delinquency and reverse as to one count.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

In August and September 2011, two petitions were filed alleging fifteen-year-old A.K. was a delinquent child pursuant…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. People v. W.C.Illinois Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. Jose R.California Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. State Ex Rel. Turner v. Younker Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In the Interest of T.H., Minor ChildSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018
  2. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Anthony Zane BlessumSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  3. In the Interest of D.S., Minor Child. D.S., Minor ChildSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014
  4. In re Interest of Zoie H.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2020
  5. J.S.X. Through D.S.X. v. FoxhovenDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2019

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