DAVIS v. STATE

No. 93-232.

520 N.W.2d 319 (1994)

Beverly Marie DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

May 26, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Shari Barron, Asst. State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Richard J. Bennett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas S. Mullin, County Atty., and Mark Campbell, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by DONIELSON, C.J., and SACKETT and HABHAB, JJ.


DONIELSON, Chief Judge.

On June 11, 1989, Beverly Davis stabbed John Jasa in the chest. Jasa was taken to the emergency room and treated by Dr. Theodore Roman, who determined Jasa had suffered a stab wound to the heart. Jasa's heart was repaired, but Jasa suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen, leaving him in a persistent vegetative state. On July 1, 1989, a feeding tube was placed into Jasa's stomach. The opening for the tube was just slightly larger than the...

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