STATE v. WEBB

No. 58516.

244 N.W.2d 332 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Leland Dale WEBB, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holmes, Ralph & Kutmus, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., John W. Criswell, County Atty., and David M. Dryer, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, UHLENHOPP and HARRIS, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

This appeal from sentence following defendant's conviction of forcible rape in violation of § 698.1, The Code, raises but a single issue concerning alleged prosecutorial misconduct. We affirm.

During a trial recess, defense counsel was overheard conversing with Kenneth Fees, a defense witness, concerning what had appeared in a newspaper article about the rape for which defendant was on trial. In that conversation Fees related to counsel...

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