Legal Opinion

State v. Liggins

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 18, 1996No. 95-1422PublishedCited by 40 opinions

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…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. State v. LigginsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  3. State v. BaylesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  4. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. Conner v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. State v. LopezSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  2. State v. SchulerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  3. State v. ScaliseSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  4. State v. JeffersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  5. Riniker v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2000

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