STATE v. SMITH

No. 58248.

242 N.W.2d 320 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Robert Lewis SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Poffenberger, Perry, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Earl W. Roberts, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., and Alan Shirley, County Atty., for appellee.

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


RAWLINGS, Justice.

Charged with having committed murder in violation of Section 690.1, The Code 1973, defendant Robert Lewis Smith entered a guilty plea, was found guilty of murder in the second degree and accordingly sentenced. He appeals. We affirm.

After return of indictment by the Dallas County Grand Jury, Smith first pled not guilty and later moved for a change of venue. Judge Wifvat, at all times presiding, hereafter occasionally referred to as the judge...

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