STATE v. METZ

No. 99-1790.

636 N.W.2d 94 (2001)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Raymond Clifford METZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Patricia Reynolds, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Jean C. Pettinger and Scott D. Brown, Assistant Attorneys General, Ron Robertson, County Attorney, and Timothy N. Schott, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Raymond Clifford Metz, appeals from the judgment and sentence entered following his conviction for first-degree murder. He contends the district court erred in failing to grant a mistrial due to the prosecutor's comments on his postarrest silence. The court of appeals agreed that the matter complained of warranted the granting of a new trial. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we vacate the decision of the...

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