State of Iowa
v.
Andrew Raymond Karvel
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Andrew Raymond Karvel
Attorney for the Appellee
Joseph D. Ferrentino, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Shea M. Chapin
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Allamakee County, Alan Heavens, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (16 pages)
A jury found Andrew Karvel guilty of second-degree murder. He challenges the conviction, arguing (1) substantial evidence does not support his conviction, arguing the State failed to prove he strangled the decedent, that the decedent died as a result of strangulation, or that he acted with malice aforethought (2) the district court wrongly admitted prior bad acts evidence against him; and (3) the district court should have granted his motion for new trial based on improper jury instructions, misconduct by the prosecutor, and the verdict being contrary to the greater weight of the credible evidence. OPINION HOLDS: Finding none of Karvel’s claims meritorious, we affirm Karvel’s conviction.
