LAVORATO, Justice.
This tragic case comes to us on further review from the court of appeals. The defendant was convicted after a bench trial of involuntary manslaughter for the death of his wife. See Iowa Code § 707.5(2) (1989). She bled to death after falling on a piece of glass from a lamp the defendant had swept to the floor just moments before.
The court of appeals, like the district court, found sufficient evidence that the defendant's behavior...
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