State of Iowa v. Carl Allen West

MAHAN, Senior Judge.

Carl West appeals his conviction of murder in the second degree. Upon our review, we affirm.

West was an addict and dealer of methamphetamine and opiates. He regularly used and sold methamphetamine with Matthew Cizek. Over time, West "decided to stop giving [Cizek] drugs" because he believed Cizek was "becoming very paranoid" and "saying lots of crazy things," and Cizek "never seemed to have any money" to pay for the drugs he was supposed to be selling for West. However, West remained friendly with Cizek, in part because West also sold drugs with Cizek's father-in-law,…