Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 22, 1997No. 95-322PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Lary Lane Morgan appeals from convictions for first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, and first-degree sexual abuse, urging several grounds for reversal. We vacate Morgan’s first-degree sexual abuse conviction and otherwise affirm the district court’s judgment.
Nine-year-old Anna Marie Emry and her brother, Austin, were spending the weekend of August 12-14,1994, with their uncle, Robert Emry, in Brighton, Iowa. Robert was caring for these children while their parents celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary. On the evening of August 12, the appellant, Lary Lane Morgan,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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