State of Iowa v. Hillary Tyler

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 13-0588 Filed June 11, 2014 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. HILLARY TYLER, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Thomas J. Bice, Judge. Hillary Tyler appeals her conviction for second-degree murder, challenging the district court’s denial of her motion in limine concerning the medical examiner’s opinion of the victim’s cause and manner of death. REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR A NEW TRIAL. Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Maria Ruhtenberg,…