State of Iowa
v.
Dustin Jerome Jefferson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Dustin Jerome Jefferson
Attorney for the Appellee
Darrel Mullins and Laura Roan, Assistant Attorneys General
Attorney for the Appellant
Cory J. Goldensoph
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Tama County, Mary E. Chicchelly, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Danilson, C.J., and Potterfield and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. Dissent by Potterfield, J. (29 pages)
Dustin Jefferson appeals his conviction of aiding and abetting first-degree murder in violation of Iowa Code sections 707.2 (2013). He argues there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction and his trial counsel was ineffective in a number of respects. OPINION HOLDS: We find sufficient evidence supports Dustin’s conviction and trial counsel was not ineffective as alleged. We affirm Dustin’s conviction of aiding and abetting murder in the first degree. DISSENT ASSERTS: The evidence here is insufficient to support the verdict. I would reverse and remand for dismissal.
