Legal Opinion
State of Iowa v. Keyon Harrison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 22, 2018No. 16-1998PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAGER, Justice.
*185Keyon Harrison appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. Harrison argues applying the felony-murder rule to juvenile offenders based upon a theory of aiding and abetting violates the Iowa and United States Constitutions. Harrison also presents as-applied and categorical constitutional challenges to his sentence claiming a sentence of life with the possibility of parole for a juvenile offender who was convicted of felony murder constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Iowa and United States Constitutions. Further, Harrison maintains the trial court failed to…
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