Legal Opinion
State of Iowa v. Denise Leone Frei
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 8, 2013No. 11–1516PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
The defendant killed her longtime boyfriend. At trial she raised a defense of justification based on evidence of battered women’s syndrome and a defense of insanity based on various diagnoses including depression and an anxiety disorder. She was convicted of first-degree murder. On appeal, she alleges the district court erred in denying her motion for mistrial and by giving improper jury instructions on justification, insanity, and reasonable doubt. Finding no error in the record, we affirm the conviction.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
In response to a 911 call shortly…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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