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State of Iowa
v.
Tanner Jon King
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Tanner Jon King
Attorney for the Appellee
Louis S. Sloven, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Jack Bjornstad
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Kurt J. Stoebe, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., Tabor and Schumacher, JJ., and Carr and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Tabor, J. (18 pages)
Tanner King appeals his two convictions for murder in the first degree challenging the district court’s ruling that testimony of a local barber who shared second-hand information about an alternative suspect with a police detective was inadmissible hearsay. King contends this decision deprived him of his due process right to present a defense. OPINION HOLDS: The district court correctly determined that the proffered evidence is hearsay. Because it was inadmissible, King had no due process right to present the testimony. We affirm the convictions.
