STUART, Justice.
A Blackhawk County jury convicted defendant of second degree murder in violation of section 690.1, Code of Iowa. He and Herbert Roby had quarrelled at a teenage party in Waterloo. They confronted each other outside the home after the party. Roby was shot in the abdomen and chest with a .22 calibre pistol. The chest wound was fatal. Defendant admitted the shooting but claimed it was in self-defense. He testified he knew deceased had, on prior occasions...
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