Steven Powell appealing voyeurism conviction

Lawyers for the father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Powell have filed a notice of appeal in his Washington state voyeurism case.

Steven Powell was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in prison for recording images of two neighbor girls in their bathroom.

Lawyer Mark Quigley says the defense team filed notice Friday in Superior Court.

Eventual grounds for appeal will be decided by an appellate lawyer. However, Quigley says he thinks the strongest argument concerns the legality of the search of Powell’s home.

Steven Powell’s defense team argues that the search of his home that turned up the hundreds of pictures that led to his voyeurism conviction was illegal.

Powell was arrested after investigators searching his home for evidence in Susan Powell’s disappearance came across computer disks with what they described as thousands of images of women and girls who seemed unaware they were being photographed.

Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said Friday after sentencing he believes the case was handled properly.

“I think the judge went to great lengths to put aside the Josh Powell case, erring even on the side of excluding what might have been relevant evidence.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.