State of Iowa v. Derrick Jamaal McElroy

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 14-1821 Filed March 23, 2016 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. DERRICK JAMAAL MCELROY, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Kurt L. Wilke, Judge. Derrick McElroy appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. AFFIRMED. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Bradley M. Bender, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Jean C. Pettinger, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Heard by Vaitheswaran,…