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STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 55253.

203 N.W.2d 247 (1972)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Dick Charles WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Z. Marks, Des Moines, and Stanley Lamfers, Chariton, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Fred M. Haskins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and William L. Shelton, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON, and McCORMICK, JJ.

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant was convicted by jury and sentenced for statutory rape under Code § 698.1. He claims trial court erred in finding sufficient corroboration to submit the case to the jury and in overruling his motions for mistrial and new trial based upon alleged prosecutor misconduct. We find there was sufficient corroboration but agree defendant was denied a fair trial by prosecutor misconduct and reverse...

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