State v. McCollom

Donald Wayne McCollom was charged by county attorney’s information with first-degree murder in killing Richard Lee Jurgensen with a gun, in violation of section 690.2, Code 1962. An attorney with wide experience in criminal mat ters was appointed to defend Mm and did so. A plea of not guilty was first entered but was later changed to a plea of guilty.

Pursuant to Code section 690.4 and State v. Martin, 243 Iowa 1323, 1329, 55 N.W.2d 258, 261, 262, 34 A. L. R.2d 904, the court determined by the examination of witnesses defendant was guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced him to a…