State v. Stallings

ANDREASEN, Justice.

After a jury found the defendant guilty of willful injury, the court entered judgment and sentence upon the verdict. On appeal the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the court’s instruction on the use of deadly force, and the court’s exclusion of expert witness testimony. We reverse and remand for retrial.

I. Background.

The State charged Johnnie Lee Stallings with willful injury, a class C felony, in violation of Iowa Code section 708.4 (1993), and with going armed with intent, a class D felony, in violation of Iowa Code section 708.8. The charges arose…