STATE v. JUDKINS

No. 57758.

242 N.W.2d 266 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. William E. JUDKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn E. Pille, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Michael W. Coriden, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ray A. Fenton, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C.J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON, and McCORMICK, JJ.


MOORE, Chief Justice.

On this appeal from conviction of forgery in violation of Code section 718.1 defendant asserts trial court erred in (1) allowing the State's handwriting expert to testify that defendant's expert confirmed his opinion and (2) refusing to prohibit testimony from proferred character witnesses in regard to defendant's prior felony conviction. We reverse on the first ground.

I. As it relates to the first issue raised by defendant the record...

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