State v. Epps

LARSON, Justice.

A jury convicted the defendant, John Henry Epps, of first-degree murder, Iowa Code §§ 707.1, 707.2 (1979). On appeal he complains that (1) there was insufficient evidence to submit the case to the jury; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to set aside the trial information; (3) the court erred in admitting a key exhibit into evidence; and (4) he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

I. Sufficiency of the evidence.

At trial the State attempted to prove that the defendant and his brother committed murder while burglarizing the victim’s residence. The defendant…