STATE v. PEPPLES

No. 59414.

250 N.W.2d 390 (1977)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. James Charles PEPPLES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis A. Ward and Pat W. Brooks, of Mowry, Irvine & Brooks, Marshalltown, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Richard H. Doyle IV, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Carl D. Baker, County Atty., for appellee.

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


McCORMICK, Justice.

This appeal from a conviction of second-degree murder raises questions concerning admissibility of evidence, prosecutor conduct in final argument, and the court's instructions. We find no reversible error and affirm the trial court.

Most of the essential facts are not in dispute. Defendant James Charles Pepples resided with his wife Karen in a farm home near Melbourne in Marshall County. Although the couple had previously been separated...

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