Legal Opinion
State v. Tangie
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 7, 2000No. 98-0896PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Evelyn Lou Tangie was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder in violation of Iowa Code section 707.3 (1997). The court of appeals reversed, and we granted the State’s application for further review. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.
The body of the defendant’s former boyfriend, John Terry, was discovered in rural Wapello County. The cause of death was a blow to the head with a blunt object. A pickax handle with Terry’s blood on it was found nearby.
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