Glendale More Jr. v. State of Iowa

APPEL, Justice.

A jury convicted Glendale More Jr. of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Wauneita Townsend. In the present action for postconviction relief, More asserts that he is entitled to a new trial because at his trial the State introduced expert witness testimony on Compositional Bullet Lead Analysis (CBLA). More asserts that recent scientific developments have discredited CBLA and that as a result of these new develop ments, he is entitled to a new trial. He also alleges that the use of CBLA testimony violated due process under both the State and…