State v. Schrier

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Defendant, Richard Leslie Schrier, appeals from his convictions of murder in the first degree in violation of sections 707.1-.2, The Code Supp.1977, and sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of sections 709.-1-.2, The Code Supp.1977. Defendant contends the trial court erred in overruling his motions for a directed verdict and for a new trial because the evidence was not sufficient to generate a jury question or to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm.

In reviewing motions for a directed verdict and a new trial based upon sufficiency of the evidence in criminal eases,…