STATE v. CUEVAS

No. 61947.

282 N.W.2d 74 (1979)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Phillip Benito CUEVAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Miller, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Thomas A. Evans, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., and James W. Ramey, Asst. Polk County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and UHLENHOPP, McCORMICK, McGIVERIN, and LARSON, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, C. J.

On January 1, 1977, George Weeks was found shot to death outside his Des Moines home. After several months of investigation the State filed a murder charge against defendant Cuevas. Following jury trial defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, sections 690.1-.2, The Code 1977. He now appeals from judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment. We reverse and remand for new trial.

From the evidence the jury could have found the following...

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