STATE v. GALVAN

No. 61896.

297 N.W.2d 344 (1980)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Albert Leo GALVAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan H. Rauch, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Selwyn L. Dallyn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dan L. Johnston, Polk County Atty., and James W. Ramey, Asst. Polk County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, HARRIS, McCORMICK and LARSON, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

This appeal, following defendant's conviction of first-degree murder in violation of section 690.2, The Code 1977, challenges the sufficiency of evidence and the admissibility of certain evidence. We reverse the trial court.

The charge against Galvan was based on a theory of aiding and abetting in the brutal murder of William Turk in Polk County on October 5, 1977. Two others, Phillip Benito Cuevas and Mary Ellis Cuevas, were also involved...

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