Legal Opinion
State v. Duncan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 17, 2006No. 04-0062PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted Harold Arthur Duncan of first-degree murder. 'The victim was his wife of forty-three years, Karen Kay Duncan. Following sentencing, Harold appealed, contending the district court erred when it admitted character and bad-acts evidence as improper rebuttal evidence. We transferred the case to the court of appeals, which affirmed. We granted Harold’s application for further review. On our review, we affirm the court of appeals decision and the judgment of the district court.
I. Background Facts.
Harold and Karen, known as Kay, were married in December 1959.…
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