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STATE v. ARMENTO

No. 59135.

256 N.W.2d 228 (1977)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Billy Joe ARMENTO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark L. Holmes of Holmes, Ralph & Kutmus, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Jim P. Robbins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Dan L. Johnston, County Atty., Donald F. Starr, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

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

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Billy Joe Armento appeals his conviction and sentence for first-degree murder in violation of § 690.2, The Code. The State's case was based on evidence defendant and Lawrence Kocher were hired by Marion Archer King to kill King's wife. She was slain by gunshot in Des Moines on March 12, 1975. Kocher testified for the State in the joint trial of King and Armento, both of whom were convicted as charged. We recently affirmed on King...

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