Legal Opinion
State v. Holderness
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 11, 1971No. 54407PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Justice.
Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information with the crime of murder. Jury trial resulted in verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to SO years imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.
On July 6, 1968, at about 7:30 a. m., Mary Stanfield, an elderly lady who lived alone in her home in Iowa City, was found dead on her living room floor. She had been beaten on the head with a fairly sharp instrument. The autopsy showed she had been struck seven times. Three of the blows penetrated the skull. Medical witnesses indicated she lived about eight…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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