STATE v. LeGEAR

No. 68801.

346 N.W.2d 21 (1984)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Christopher LeGEAR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, and Francis C. Hoyt, Jr., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Steven M. Foritano, Asst. Atty. Gen., and David E. Richter, County Atty., for appellee.

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


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Defendant Christopher LeGear appeals his conviction of murder in the first degree, a violation of Iowa Code section 707.2. He raises issues concerning jurisdiction and sufficiency of the evidence, objects to the admission of allegedly prejudicial evidence, and claims ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm defendant's conviction.

On the night of June 26, 1981, defendant invited his friend, Rex Larrison, to meet him in...

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