State v. Sowder

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Frederick L. Sowder appeals from his conviction of first-degree robbery. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. Upon consideration of the issues raised, we reach the same result as the court of appeals.

On October 29, 1984, the Swift Shop, a convenience store in Burlington, was robbed by a man wearing a red ski mask and armed with a buck knife. In November 1984 the defendant Frederick L. Sow-der was arrested for the crime and charged with first-degree robbery. Iowa Code §§ 711.1-.2 (1983). He pled not guilty and the case was tried before a jury.