STATE v. WISSING

No. 94-50.

528 N.W.2d 561 (1995)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Fredric William WISSING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Kevin Cmelik, Asst. State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Thomas G. Fisher, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas S. Mullin, County Attorney, and Clinton L. Spurrier, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LAVORATO, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


ANDREASEN, Justice.

The defendant appeals his convictions of involuntary manslaughter and vehicular homicide, in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.5 and 707.6A (1993). He asserts he received ineffective assistance of counsel from his trial attorney. We affirm as modified.

I. Background.

From the evidence at trial, a jury could find the following facts. The defendant, Fredric William Wissing, was driving a pickup truck in the early morning...

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