JONES v. SCURR

No. 65593.

316 N.W.2d 905 (1982)

Rubin E. JONES, Appellant, v. David SCURR, Warden, Iowa State Men's Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa; Iowa Division of Adult Corrections, Department of Social Services, the State of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick R. Grady, Asst. Appellate Defender, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Thomas N. Martin and Steven M. Foritano, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

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


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Applicant Rubin E. Jones appeals from the district court's dismissal of his application for postconviction relief under chapter 663A, The Code. He raises four issues based on the 1976 trial resulting in his conviction of first-degree murder in violation of sections 690.1 and .2, The Code 1975. He contends that: 1) the postconviction court erred in denying a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence; 2) the postconviction court erred in...

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