Legal Opinion
Kyle v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 20, 1985No. 84-434PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
Applicant John Thomas Kyle appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his application for postconviction relief challenging his conviction and sentence for murder in the first degree in violation of Iowa Code section 690.1 (1962). In 1964 appellant pleaded guilty to an open charge of murder. Following a degree-of-guilt hearing, he was convicted of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on June 1, 1964, the body of 19-year-old Diane Gable was discovered lying on the floor in the living room of her parents’ home in Waterloo. Her…
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by10 opinions
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