State v. Clarke

NEUMAN, Justice.

A jury found Brian Clarke guilty of attempted murder and willful injury. See Iowa Code § 707.11 (1989) (defining attempted murder) and § 708.4 (1989) (defining willful injury). 1 On appeal from the judgment and sentences entered on the jury’s verdict, Clarke asserts two errors. First, he claims that willful injury is a lesser-included offense of attempted murder, and thus his conviction for both crimes violates the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution. Second, he argues that the record is insufficient to support a conviction for either crime. Finding no…