HEATON v. STATE

No. 87-114.

420 N.W.2d 429 (1988)

David D. HEATON, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, and Linda Del Gallo, Asst. Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Christie J. Scase, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO and SNELL, JJ.


SCHULTZ, Justice.

David Heaton was convicted of first-degree murder in 1981 following a bench trial. We affirmed that conviction in a 1982 unpublished opinion. Heaton later challenged the conviction by filing the present application for postconviction relief. Following a hearing, the district court denied him relief. We affirm.

On January 30, 1981, Heaton was ejected from a bar. When the bar owner later opened the door to see if he had left, Heaton fired several...

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