STATE v. STEPHENSON

No. 98-114.

608 N.W.2d 778 (2000)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Jeff Alan STEPHENSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and John P. Messina, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Bruce Kempkes, Assistant Attorney General, David Skilling, County Attorney, and Conrad Meis, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


SNELL, Justice.

The State seeks further review of an appellate court decision which held the defendant, Jeff Allen Stephenson, did not validly waive his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Defendant cross-appeals, contending the State failed to prove an essential element of the crime, and that his sentence was illegal. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals, reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for a new trial.

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