STATE v. COWMAN

No. 244.

212 N.W.2d 420 (1973)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Teddy LeRoy COWMAN and Marvel Viola Cowman, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitfield, Musgrave, Selvy, Kelly & Eddy, Des Moines, for appellants.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Raymond W. Sullins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Coral F. Greenfield, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, LeGRAND, REES and REYNOLDSON, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Justice.

Each of the defendants (mother and son) were indicted for the crime of arson of a dwelling house in violation of § 707.1, The Code, 1971. Following convictions, the jointly-tried cases were consolidated for appeal. We hold these cases must be reversed.

Defendants argue the following errors occurred below: Trial court refused to grant defendants' motion for continuance, failed to inform defendants or their counsel of a juror's consultation...

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