Legal Opinion
State v. Niccum
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 13, 1971No. 53718PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASON, Justice.
February 6, 1969, Michael Charles Nic-cum was indicted by a Polk county grand jury for murder as defined in sections 690.1 and 690.2, The Code 1966. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty, being represented by counsel previously appointed. Trial to a jury resulted in his conviction of murder in the first degree. Motion for new trial was overruled and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for life at hard labor. He seeks reversal of his conviction.
About 6:15 p. m. November 20, 1968, an employee of Slinker’s Sporting Goods located in the Wakonda…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State v. CullisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- State v. FettersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Twyford v. WeberSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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