STATE v. LAWLER

No. 96-1118.

571 N.W.2d 486 (1997)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Myron Paul LAWLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Hanson and Dale A. Knoshaug of Hanson, Bjork & Russell, L.L.P., Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Richard J. Bennett, Assistant Attorney General, Lee E. Poppen, County Attorney, and Jeffrey R. TeKippe, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

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


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Myron Paul Lawler challenges his convictions for false imprisonment, in violation of Iowa Code section 710.7(1995), and simple assault, in violation of section 708.2(4). He claims error by the trial court in connection with jury instructions, admission of testimony, and sentencing.

The main fighting point in this case involves the district court's jury instructions regarding defendant's claim that he and his co-defendant...

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