State of Iowa v. Ronald Ray Murray, Jr.

HECHT, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of second-degree robbery and second-degree theft. He appeals, contending the district court erred by instructing the jury on both specific and general intent when he was charged only with crimes requiring proof of specific intent. The court of appeals affirmed, and on further review we also affirm.

I.Background Facts and Proceedings.

A jury could have found the following facts from the evidence presented at trial. At about noon on November 19, 2007, Ronald Murray, Jr., walked into a bank in Keystone, Iowa, with a gun. He wore a blue jacket with a white…