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Case No. 20-0243

State of Iowa
v.
Jacob Haze Heckethorn

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Jacob Haze Heckethorn

Attorney for the Appellee

Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Peter Stiefel

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0243
Date Published:
Aug 04, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, Crystal S. Cronk, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Gamble, S.J.  Opinion by Gamble, S.J.  (16 pages)

            Jacob Heckethorn appeals his convictions for murder in the second degree and assault with intent to inflict serious injury, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict and the jury instructions on justification.  OPINION HOLDS: Upon our review of the issues before us, we affirm Heckethorn’s convictions for murder in the second degree and assault with intent to inflict serious injury.   

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