STATE v. CRUSE

No. 57149.

228 N.W.2d 28 (1975)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Edward A. CRUSE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Campbell, of Peters, Campbell & Pearson, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Dorothy L. Kelley, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Lyle Rodenburg, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


RAWLINGS, Justice.

Defendant, Edward A. Cruse, appeals from judgment on jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the second degree. We affirm.

Cruse was charged by county attorney's information with having committed murder in violation of Section 690.1, The Code 1973.

January 8, 1974, trial commenced. After the State had rested defendant unsuccessfully moved for a directed verdict. At close of all evidence a like motion was also overruled. The...

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