STATE v. PETTYJOHN

No. 87-953.

436 N.W.2d 65 (1988)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger Lee PETTYJOHN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

As Corrected February 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Rogers, Acting Chief Appellate Defender, and James R. Huff, Asst. Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Mark J. Zbieroski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Annette J. Scieszinksi, Monroe County Atty., and William S. Owens, Asst. Monroe County Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Considered by OXBERGER, C.J., and DONIELSON and HABHAB, JJ.


HABHAB, Judge.

The defendant was the driver of one of the cars in a two-car crash that resulted in the death of the other driver. The defendant was charged with both OWI and homicide by vehicle. A jury found him guilty of both offenses, and the trial court sentenced him to one year incarceration for OWI and five years for homicide by vehicle, the sentences to run concurrently.

On appeal, the defendant assigns error to the trial court on three grounds. Our...

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