STATE v. BRITTON

No. 90-458.

468 N.W.2d 36 (1991)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Daniel Clyde BRITTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Sarah J. Coats, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Thomas J. Ferguson, County Atty., for appellee.

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


HARRIS, Justice.

The sole contested issue in this criminal trial concerned the accused's affirmative defense of insanity. The sole question on appeal is whether defendant should have been allowed to open and close the jury arguments. The trial court rejected defendant's request to open and close and allowed the State to do so. We affirm.

The facts giving rise to the charge need not be recited because they have no bearing on the assignment of error. Defendant...

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