STATE v. LASS

No. 56960.

228 N.W.2d 758 (1975)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Dennis C. LASS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Grier and John F. Veldey, Marshalltown, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Raymond W. Sullins and Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Ronald M. Kayser, Marshall County Atty., for appellee.

Lawrence F. Scalise, Des Moines, amicus curiae.

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


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves several questions which arose in a prosecution on a murder charge.

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict of first-degree murder. State v. Blyth, 226 N.W.2d 250 (Iowa). The jury could find the facts to be as follows.

Defendant Dennis C. Lass, born in 1940, finished high school, successfully completed a tour of duty in the armed forces, worked at various...

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