State v. Liggins
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
Defendant Stanley Liggins was charged and convicted of first-degree murder. On appeal, Liggins claims that the State failed to establish territorial jurisdiction for the murder charge, the district court erred in its jury instructions, the court erred in admitting a witness’s deposition at trial, and there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
This appeal is from Liggins’ second trial on the charges surrounding the death of a nine-year-old girl. We stated the background facts in Liggins’ prior appeal:
The deceased…
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