State v. Parker

A Black Hawk County jury convicted defendant of second-degree murder in violation of section 690.1, Code of Iowa. He and Herbert Roby had quarrelled at a teen-age party in Waterloo. They confronted each other outside the home after the party. Roby was shot in the abdomen and chest with a .22-calibre pistol. The chest wound was fatal. Defendant admitted the shooting but claimed it was in self-defense. He testified he knew deceased had, on prior occasions, carried a razor and thought he was reaching for a razor when he shot him. He appealed from the judgment on the jury verdict and has assigned…