Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 24, 1991No. 89-53PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
Applicant Ferman Jones, Jr., filed an application for postconviction relief wherein he alleged numerous errors concerning his 1981 conviction for second-degree murder. See Iowa Code §§ 663A.2, 663A.3 (1983). The district court denied the application and Jones has appealed. We affirm.
I. Background facts and proceedings. In early 1981, Jones and Daniel Elam were charged with first-degree murder for the shotgun slaying of Chris Stevens.. Jones’ case went to trial before Elam’s, and Jones was convicted of second-degree murder for aiding and abetting Elam in Stevens’…
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