State v. Oppelt

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant David Carl Oppelt appeals from his conviction by jury and sentence for second degree murder in violation of sections 707.1 and 707.3, Iowa Code (1981). The appeal presents four issues: admissibility of evidence of the stabbing of a third person, alleged State suppression of exculpatory evidence, sufficiency of the evidence for submission of the case to the jury, and the alleged duty of the court to instruct the jury on the effect of an acquittal based on the insanity defense. We resolve all these issues against defendant’s contentions and therefore affirm the…