STATE v. SOWDER

No. 85-723.

394 N.W.2d 368 (1986)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Frederick L. SOWDER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Linn, Public Defender, Burlington, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Christie J. Scase, Asst. Atty. Gen., William Dowell, Co. Atty., and Todd Tripp, Asst. Co. Atty., for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McGIVERIN, LARSON, CARTER, and LAVORATO, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Frederick L. Sowder appeals from his conviction of first-degree robbery. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. Upon consideration of the issues raised, we reach the same result as the court of appeals.

On October 29, 1984, the Swift Shop, a convenience store in Burlington, was robbed by a man wearing a red ski mask and armed with a buck knife. In November 1984 the defendant Frederick L. Sowder was arrested...

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