Supreme Court of Iowa· 5/19/1976

State v. Smith

Citations

242 N.W.2d 320
1976 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1013

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concluding “malice aforethought may be inferred from defendant’s use of . . . a deadly weapon” in a second-degree-murder prosecution
explaining that “evidence presented in the trial of a prior cause” is not considered extrajudicial
concluding “malice aforethought may be inferred from defendant's use of . . . a deadly weapon” in a second-degree- murder prosecution
stating judge’s “definite views on the law[] create no personal bias since they do not stem from an extrajudicial source”
finding factual basis to support element of malice aforethought and noting “malice aforethought may be inferred from defendant’s use of . . . a deadly weapon”
finding no basis for judge’s disqualification from hearing “evidence presented in the trial of a prior cause” because it did not create personal bias or stem from an extrajudicial source

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Judges: Rawlings, Moore, Rawl-Ings, Uhlenhopp, Reynoldson, McCormick

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