STATE v. ATWOOD

No. 69530.

342 N.W.2d 474 (1984)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Finus Freemount ATWOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Talcott of Pryor, Riley, Jones and Aspelmeier, Burlington, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Mary Jane Blink, Asst. Atty. Gen., and William L. Dowell, Asst. County Atty. for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, CARTER and WOLLE, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Defendant Atwood was convicted of first degree murder. In this appeal, he claims reversible error on the following grounds: (1) statements in the prosecutor's closing argument violated Atwood's fifth amendment privilege against incrimination and due process rights, and (2) his counsel's failure to preserve error with regard to the prosecutor's closing argument constituted ineffective assistance.

Atwood claims certain remarks in the prosecutor...

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