STATE v. LAWRENCE

No. 83-70.

344 N.W.2d 227 (1984)

STATE of Iowa Appellee, v. Donald Ray LAWRENCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Teresa Baustian, Asst. Atty. Gen., and David H. Correll, County Atty., for appellee.

Lylea M. Dodson, and William L. Kutmus and Mark S. Pennington of Kutmus & Pennington, Des Moines, for appellant.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and WOLLE, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant appeals following his conviction of first degree murder. There was overwhelming evidence to support the trial court's finding, following a bench trial, that defendant killed John Elex (Sal) Anderson, defendant's friend and drinking companion. The killing followed a day and night of drinking which ended in brawling and the shooting death of Anderson. We think the only two questions of possible merit should be reserved for postconviction proceedings...

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