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concluding counsel was not ineffective in failing to object to expert testimony where the expert "discussed generally the symptoms or behaviors common to children who have experienced sexual abuse," "explained behaviors exhibited by both young children and young teens," and "did not provide an expert opinion regarding 'every significant purported and disputed fact'"
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No. 15-1984
02-08-2017
STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Aaron INGRAM, Defendant-Appellant.
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia A. Reynolds, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Kevin Cmelik and Kristin A. Guddall (until withdrawal), Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION
Affirmed.