State v. Williams

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

July 20, 1974, defendant Rasberry Williams fatally shot Lester “Lamp Light” Givhan in front of George’s Pool Hall in Waterloo, Iowa. This daytime incident resulted from a quarrel over a claimed indebtedness and was witnessed by several persons, some of whom attempted to dissuade defendant. The facts surrounding the crime have no further significance: the only issues raised concern trial court’s adverse rulings on defendant’s motion for psychiatric examination at State expense, and his objections to the petit jury panel. We affirm his first degree murder conviction.

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