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flag Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial for Lynn Lindaman due to remote child testimony violating confrontation rights.

flag The Iowa Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for Lynn Lindaman, convicted of sexually abusing a 7-year-old relative, ruling that allowing the child to testify via closed-circuit camera violated his constitutional right to confront his accuser. flag A majority of justices found the remote testimony undermined that right, while two dissented, citing the child’s trauma and the adequacy of cross-examination. flag The court upheld the admissibility of Lindaman’s confession and rejected claims of due process violations. flag The case returns to district court for a retrial, as a proposed constitutional amendment allowing remote testimony for vulnerable witnesses awaits voter approval in 2028.

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