State v. Hummell

REES, Justice.

Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information with the crime of murder as defined in section 690.1, The Code, 1971. Following the overruling of his demurrer, defendant entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and was tried to a jury. After a lengthy trial, the jury returned a verdict on March 19, 1973 finding defendant guilty of manslaughter. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

While the evidence at trial often conflicted, the record generally supports the following description of the incidents which gave rise to the prosecution of this case.

At approximately 5:30 a. m.,…