STATE v. GALLOWAY

No. 53227.

167 N.W.2d 89 (1969)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. James Thomas GALLOWAY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. McGrath and McCracken & Carlin, by John J. Carlin, Davenport, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., James C. Sell, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Edward N. Wehr, County Atty., for appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

Defendant-appellant has appealed from his conviction, judgment and sentence for first degree murder. Because of recent developments in our law not foreseeable at the time of trial, the case must be reversed.

On January 3, 1964 while at work in his store in Davenport Harry Shannon, Jr. was shot and killed by an armed robber.

On June 27, 1967 defendant herein was charged with the murder. Amended and substituted information was filed August...

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