Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/15/1981

State v. Sharpe

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304 N.W.2d 220
1981 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 928

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holding that first degree-murder is a “wholly new and different offense” than second-degree murder based in part on different elements
holding that district court erroneously allowed amendment from second-degree to first-degree murder because the latter is a “wholly new and different offense”
holding that district court erroneously allowed amendment from second-degree to first-degree murder because the latter is a “wholly new and different offense”
holding it was error to allow State to amend indictment charging second-degree murder by substituting first-degree murder because the amendment charged a wholly new and different offense
holding amendment to allege first-degree murder was improper even though it required proof of additional elements compared to second-degree murder
amending a charge of first-degree murder by alleging a different means of committing the crime as specified in Iowa Code section 707.2, permissible

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Judges: Reynoldson, Uhlenhopp, Harris, McGiverin, Larson

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