State v. Robertson

LARSON, Justice.

This defendant, Evelyn Faye Robertson, appeals her conviction for solicitation to commit a felony, Iowa Code section 705.1, challenging the constitutionality of the solicitation statute on the ground it allows corroboration of intent to be established by evidence less than “beyond a reasonable doubt.” We affirm.

The defendant was convicted of attempting to arrange the murder of her husband. Iowa Code section 705.1, under which she was charged, provides:

Any person who commands, entreats, or otherwise attempts to persuade another to commit a particular felony or aggravated…