State v. Whiteside

LeGRAND, Justice.

A jury convicted defendant of murder in the second degree for the stabbing death of Calvin Love. Defendant was sentenced to serve a term of forty years in the penitentiary under the provisions of § 690.3, The Code, 1977. He appeals from that judgment and we affirm.

The incident resulting in Calvin Love’s death occurred following a controversy between defendant and the decedent over narcotics. The issues raised do not require a discussion of the facts. We refer to them when necessary in our consideration of this appeal.

Defendant raises three issues. One deals with instructions,…