STATE v. WELTON

No. 64116.

300 N.W.2d 157 (1981)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. David L. WELTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha Shepard, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Lona Hansen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and William Thomas, Asst. Polk County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by LeGRAND, P. J., and UHLENHOPP, McCORMICK, LARSON and SCHULTZ, JJ.


SCHULTZ, Justice.

A jury found defendant David L. Welton guilty of the crime of willful injury in violation of section 708.4, The Code 1979. He appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and a jury instruction. We affirm.

Section 708.4 provides: "Any person who does an act which is not justified and which is intended to cause and does cause serious injury to another commits a class `C' felony." "`Serious...

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