State v. Freeman

LeGRAND, Justice.

This appeal from a life sentence for murder committed in violation of sections 707.1 and 707.2, The Code 1979, raises questions concerning the admission of certain items of clothing taken from defendant, some upon his arrest and some pursuant to a search warrant. We affirm.

In November 1978, Steven Hill’s body was found in his apartment in Des Moines, Iowa. He had been dead for some time. After preliminary investigation by the police, the defendant, who had been a friend of decedent and who had been reported as having been with him shortly before his death, voluntarily…