State of Iowa
v.
David Sean Hunter
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
David Sean Hunter
Attorney for the Appellee
Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Tiffany Kragnes
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, James C. Ellefson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (19 pages)
David Sean Hunter appeals his conviction of first-degree murder. OPINION HOLDS: I. Substantial evidence supports the finding that Hunter was not justified in killing his roommate. A reasonable fact finder could conclude that Hunter did not act in self-defense because he either started or continued the incident that resulted in death, or his use of force was unreasonable. II. The district court properly exercised its discretion in denying Hunter’s motion for mistrial and in ruling on the admissibility of evidence. Because Hunter has not established prejudice in any of his individual assignments of error, his claim of cumulative error likewise fails.
