STATE v. THOMPKINS

No. 66236.

318 N.W.2d 194 (1982)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Jack Edward THOMPKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Liles, Fort Madison, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Teresa Baustian, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Michael P. Short, Lee County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by LeGRAND, P. J., and HARRIS, McCORMICK, LARSON and SCHULTZ, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Jack Edward Thompkins appeals from his conviction by jury and sentence for voluntary manslaughter under section 707.4, The Code. The questions concern trial court rulings on discovery and evidence. Although defendant also challenges an instruction on proof of state of mind for first degree murder, that challenge is moot because of his acquittal of murder. We reverse and remand for new trial based on the court's failure to impose any sanction...

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