STATE v. GOFF

No. 65842.

315 N.W.2d 768 (1982)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. George Ray GOFF, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd H. Wolf of Napier, Wright & Wolf, Fort Madison, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Teresa Baustian, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Considered en banc.


LeGRAND, Justice.

While a prisoner at the Ft. Madison penitentiary, defendant was convicted of two counts each of kidnapping in the second degree and of assault while participating in a felony. These charges resulted from incidents involving several penitentiary guards whom defendant allegedly held hostage at knife point. On defendant's appeal, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant originally relied on three issues: 1) error in denying his motion...

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