State v. Schatterman

SNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal following judgment and sentence for second degree murder.

Defendant was indicted for murder as defined in sections 690.1 and 690.2 (first degree murder) of the 1966 Code of Iowa in that he did with malice aforethought, premeditation, deliberation and intent to kill, murder Beulah L. Schatterman, his wife.

A shot from defendant’s gun killed decedent.

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.

A jury found the defendant guilty of second degree murder as defined in section 690.3 of the Code. After the overruling of defendant’s motion for new trial defendant was…