State v. McClain

— The Grand Jury of Black Hawk County returned an indictment charging defendant, Isam McClain, with the crime of murder. He was accused of burning his wife. He pleaded not guilty, was tried before judge and jury, found guilty of murder in the second degree, and thereafter sentenced pursuant to statute. On appeal he alleges procedural errors, and violation of his rights to due process and fair trial.

The sufficiency of the evidence, if properly received, to sustain a conviction is not challenged.

The evidence was extensive but we will set out only such parts thereof as may be germane to the…