Legal Opinion
Otteson v. Iowa District Court for Linn County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 19, 1989No. 88-1520PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Paul Otteson was charged with five counts of indecent contact with a child in violation of Iowa Code section 709.12 (1987). The district court granted a protective order which required Otteson to be placed behind a one-way mirror during the discovery depositions of the alleged victims. The court also refused Otteson access to videotapes of the child witnesses. Otteson petitioned for a writ of certiorari to challenge these orders, and the writ was granted. We now annul the writ.
The alleged victims in this case were first and second-grade students in a class taught by Otteson.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Coy v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
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