State v. Sauls

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Mark R. Sauls obtained further review of the court of appeals decision which affirmed his conviction of second degree murder in violation of Iowa Code section 707.3 (1981). Defendant asserts that the court of appeals erred in refusing to hold that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for new trial based on juror misconduct. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals and the judgment of the trial court.

Defendant Sauls and co-defendant Michael Marit, were accused of stabbing Steven Estabrook in Estabrook’s Volvo automobile in December…