State v. Reeves

LARSON, Justice.

This defendant, Valerie Reeves, was convicted of second-degree murder and appealed. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for the district court to assess her new-trial motion under the weight-of-the-evidence standard adopted in State v. Ellis, 578 N.W.2d 655, 658-59 (Iowa 1998). On remand the district court, applying this new standard, ordered a new trial. The State appealed. The court of appeals affirmed the new-trial order, and we granted the State’s application for further review. We vacate the court of appeals decision and remand for a new hearing on the defendant’s…