State v. Lucas

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of attempt to commit murder, violations of Iowa Code sections. 707.3 and 707.11. After the court of appeals reversed, we granted the State’s application for further review. We now vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the district court.

Defendant Marvin Lucas is a forty-eight year old father of two children. His most recent permanent residence was Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Under the record in this case, the jury could have found the following facts. In the summer of 1981, following a marital…