STATE v. WHEELER

No. 85-1627.

403 N.W.2d 58 (1987)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Dale WHEELER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

January 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Piazza, of Piazza, Holmes & Beery, Des Moines, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., and D. William Thomas, Asst. Co. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by OXBERGER, C.J., and SNELL and SACKETT, JJ., but decided en banc.


SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant Richard Dale Wheeler appeals from conviction of murder in the first-degree in violation of Iowa Code §§ 707.1 and 707.2 (1985) and theft in the second degree in violation of Iowa Code §§ 714.1(1) and 714.2(2) (1985). Defendant contends the trial court erred (1) in finding he was not insane at the time the crimes were committed and (2) in finding him guilty because insufficient evidence was presented to find beyond a reasonable...

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