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State of Iowa
v.
Gregory Michael Davis
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Gregory Michael Davis
Attorney for the Appellee
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Alfredo Parrish and Margaret Stuart
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Sean McPartland, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Badding, P.J., Buller, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (24 pages)
A criminal appeals his conviction for murder in the second degree, arguing he should have been found not guilty by reason of insanity, and alternatively, insufficient evidence supports the jury finding his stabbing of his girlfriend was the cause of her death rather than a methamphetamine overdose. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s determination the defendant did not prove the elements of the insanity defense by a preponderance of the evidence and conclude substantial evidence supports the court’s finding of cause of death. We affirm.
