STATE v. SNETHEN

No. 58533.

245 N.W.2d 308 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Daniel SNETHEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Smith, of Mike Wilson Law Firm, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., David L. Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ray A. Fenton, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C.J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Daniel Snethen appeals his conviction and sentence for first-degree murder in violation of §§ 690.1 and 690.2, The Code. Defendant contends the trial court erred (1) in placing the burden on him to prove his insanity in a hearing to determine his competency to stand trial, (2) in overruling in part his motion to suppress inculpatory statements (3) in permitting testimony of a State psychiatrist in violation of the physician...

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