STATE v. DAVIDSON

No. 68404.

340 N.W.2d 770 (1983)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Steve Lee DAVIDSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender and Patrick R. Grady, Asst. Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Sherie Barnett, Michael Jordan, Asst. Attys. Gen., and James C. Bauch, Black Hawk County Atty., for appellee.

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


HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant was convicted after a bench trial of first degree murder for the death of his grandmother. His two assignments of error stem from his claimed lack of mental competence. Because of his mental condition he asserts statements he gave the police soon after the incident were involuntary and inadmissible. He also argues he was not competent to stand trial. We affirm.

On February 23, 1981, defendant went to the Cedar Falls police station...

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