State v. Buckner

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for robbery with aggravation under Code § 711.2. He alleges trial court erred in excluding evidence bearing on his reputation for certain character traits and in failing to instruct the jury on character evidence and sufficiently on his defense of alibi. We find the court erred in its ruling excluding character evidence and reverse and remand.

The State’s evidence supported its charge that defendant with two .others robbed at gunpoint the Tape Town music store in Des Moines on September IS, 1971. Defendant testified he did not…