Orange City, Iowa — A 71-year-old Spirit Lake man convicted of second-degree murder in a Sioux County case earlier this spring has filed a motion for a new trial.
According to the Sioux County Attorney’s office, about a year ago, Grant Wayne Wilson of Cleghorn and Gregg Winterfeld of Spirit Lake spent the day drinking alcohol at Winterfeld’s mother’s place near Ireton. An argument developed and Wilson decided to sleep in a car parked in the driveway. Winterfeld locked the home’s doors, put on a holster with a loaded revolver, exiting the home and convincing Wilson to come back inside. Upon reentry, the argument continued and Wilson attempted to leave. Winterfeld allegedly pursued and un-holstered his gun. Wilson turned around, and according to Winterfeld, Wilson gave Winterfeld a look, so Winterfeld allegedly raised his gun aiming as close as he could get between Wilson’s eyes and fired.
A jury convicted Winterfeld this past April.
His attorney filed a motion for a new trial last week, objecting to the playing of an alleged confession to the jury, and the playing and providing the transcript of 29 voicemails between Winterfeld and his significant other. They say Winterfeld believes that, “…due to adverse rulings made by the Court in pretrial motions and during trial, he was denied a fair trial and this violated his rights [under both the US and Iowa constitutions.]”
The motion asserts that the court should, “…grant a new trial because the weight of the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict of guilty.”
The prosecution has filed motions objecting to the motion for a new trial.
