State of Iowa v. Cornell Miller

McDonald, j.

Cornell Miller was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance as a habitual offender, in violation of Iowa Code sections 124.401(l)(c) and 902.8 (2013), and involuntary manslaughter as a habitual offender, in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.5(1) and 902.8. On appeal, Miller challenges only his manslaughter conviction, claiming there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction. Miller also challenges the district court’s refusal to give his requested jury instruction on causation.

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On September 11, 2013, Miller sold three doses of heroin to Trisha Delong and Dan…