STATE v. VICKROY

No. 54358.

205 N.W.2d 748 (1973)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Alvin Earl VICKROY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don J. Wilson, West Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Raymond Sullins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and C. R. Bentz, County Atty., Winterset, for appellee.

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


RAWLINGS, Justice.

Appeal by defendant, Alvin Earl Vickroy, from judgment on jury verdict finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverage. We reverse.

The sole issue here posed is whether the prosecuting attorney's uninvited statements in course of his opening and closing arguments to the jury constituted such misconduct as to deny defendant a fair trial.

Defendant's court approved bill of exceptions...

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