STATE v. SIMS

No. 57952.

239 N.W.2d 550 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Elroy SIMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Gilliam, Waterloo, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Michael W. Coriden, Asst. Atty. Gen., and David Dutton, County Atty., for appellee.

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


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for murder in the first degree in violation of §§ 690.1-690.2, The Code. He also appeals from denial of postconviction relief. We affirm on both appeals.

As a result of his postconviction action, defendant was granted a delayed appeal. In that appeal, defendant contends the jury's verdict is not supported by sufficient evidence. In his separate appeal from denial of postconviction...

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