State of Iowa
v.
Gerald Steven Parker
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Gerald Steven Parker
Attorneys for the Appellee
Zachary Miller, Assistant Attorney General
Thomas J. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Rachel C. Regenold, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Madison County, Michael Jacobsen, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (12 pages)
Gerald Parker appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. Parker claims there was insufficient evidence corroborating the testimony of a witness he contends was an accomplice to the crime. He also argues the district court abused its discretion when the court found the verdict was not contrary to the weight of the evidence. OPINION HOLDS: We find the witness was not an accomplice and, in any event, there was sufficient evidence to corroborate the witness’s testimony. We further find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s determination that the weight of the evidence supported the verdict. Accordingly, we affirm.
