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STATE v. RICHARDS

No. 10-0218.

809 N.W.2d 80 (2012)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Dennis Duane RICHARDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark C. Smith , State Appellate Defender, and Nan Jennisch , Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Sheryl A. Soich , Assistant Attorney General, Patrick C. Jackson , County Attorney, and Tyson Rogers and Jennifer Slocum , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee.

MANSFIELD, Justice.

Dennis Richards was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree arson for strangling his ex-wife to death and setting her house on fire. The court of appeals reversed the convictions and remanded for a new trial after concluding Richards should have been allowed to call a physical therapist in his defense, even though the witness had been disclosed a day late. We now vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm Richards' convictions...

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