State v. Jespersen

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Michael E. Jespersen appeals his conviction for the first-degree murder of Jeffrey Woollums in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.1 and 707.2(1) (1983). We affirm.

On appeal, defendant contends (1) that the trial court erred in overruling his hearsay objection to certain testimony by a State witness; and (2) that the State presented insufficient evidence to support his conviction for first-degree murder.

The evidence showed that in the fall of 1983, defendant began living with Wool-lums in Derby, Iowa, at the home of Wool-lums’ mother and stepfather, Susan and Ivan…