Legal Opinion
State v. Peterson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 26, 1974No. 56279PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
Defendant was indicted and tried for the murder of his fiance. He appeals his conviction of the included offense of manslaughter. We reverse because of the failure to allow defendant to take discovery depositions, because of the admission of blood samples illegally obtained, and because the State failed to disclose exculpatory evidence. In view of their importance upon remand we shall discuss other assignments.
Jean Marie Christensen was found dead in her Storm Lake apartment at about *66811:00 a. m. on October 17, 1971. Decedent and defendant were engaged and had spent the preceding…
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