MILLS v. STATE

No. 83-1656.

383 N.W.2d 574 (1986)

Robert Ray MILLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, and Deborah A. Goins, Asst. Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Pamela Greenman Dahl, Asst. Atty. Gen., James A. Smith, Co. Atty., and Harlan Lemon, Asst. Co. Atty., for appellee.

Considered by UHLENHOPP, P.J., and McGIVERIN, SCHULTZ, WOLLE, and LAVORATO, JJ.


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This further review of a court of appeals decision primarily involves the extent to which a trial judge may properly interrogate witnesses. See Iowa R. of Evid. 614(b).

I. The Polk County Attorney charged Robert Ray Mills with false use of a financial instrument in violation of section 715.6 of the Iowa Code of 1979. The minutes of testimony stated that a check for $200 was made out to cash with a notation on the bottom, "John McDermott...

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