STATE v. SALLIS

No. 59795.

262 N.W.2d 240 (1978)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Katherine L. SALLIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh P. Finerty, Jr., Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Mark S. Beckman, Asst. Atty. Gen., David E. Richter, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and MASON, REES, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.


MASON, Justice.

January 20, 1976, Katherine L. Sallis was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, for the murder of her husband, Charles Sallis. Although the trial court docket entries did not originally reflect this fact, defendant was extradited to Iowa and arraigned March 16. She was tried and found guilty of the only charge submitted to the jury, first degree murder. She appeals from judgment imposed upon her conviction.

May 25 defense counsel filed a motion to dismiss...

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