State of Iowa
v.
Eliot James Stowe
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Eliot James Stowe
Attorney for the Appellee
Vidhya K. Reddy, Assistant Appellate Defender
Attorney for the Appellant
Sheryl Soich, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Monona County, Zachary Hindman, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Badding, J., and Vogel, S.J.* Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (7 pages)
Eliot Stowe appeals his first-degree murder conviction, arguing the district court should have found him not guilty by reason of insanity. OPINION HOLDS: Because it was the district court’s prerogative to weigh and assign appropriate weight to the three expert opinions, we affirm the court’s findings and determinations with respect to those experts, the court’s conclusion on the insanity defense, and Stowe’s judgment and sentence for first-degree murder.
