STATE v. HUMMELL

No. 56409.

228 N.W.2d 77 (1975)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Glen Eldon HUMMELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Gartin, Mount Pleasant, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Thomas Mann, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, and Gary L. Wiegel, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, REES, UHLENHOPP and HARRIS, JJ.


REES, Justice.

Defendant was charged by county attorney's information with the crime of murder as defined in section 690.1, The Code, 1971. Following the overruling of his demurrer, defendant entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and was tried to a jury. After a lengthy trial, the jury returned a verdict on March 19, 1973 finding defendant guilty of manslaughter. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

While the evidence at trial often conflicted, the record generally...

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