State of Iowa
v.
Kevin Lee Halladey
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Kevin Lee Halladey
Attorney for the Appellee
Adam Kenworthy, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Maria Ruhtenberg, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Grundy County, Joel A. Dalrymple, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Ahlers and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Langholz, J. (9 pages)
Kevin Halladey appeals his conviction for first-degree murder, arguing that the state failed to prove that he acted with malice aforethought or with premeditation and specific intent to kill the victim. OPINION HOLDS: Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdict. The nature of the killing by multiple blows to the head, Halladey’s past conduct toward the victim and her children, and his anger at being stabbed by her teenage son earlier that night all support the jury’s finding that Halladey acted with the malice aforethought, premeditation, and specific intent to kill required for first-degree murder. We thus affirm Halladey’s conviction.
