Algona, Iowa — The man convicted in the shooting death of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram is asking for a new trial.
Attorneys for 44-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke filed a motion Monday in Kossuth County District Court, asking for a new trial. Ricke was convicted of first-degree murder last month. Attorney Barbara Westphal argues that both the court and the jury made mistakes during the proceedings and the evidence was insufficient.
A jury in Dickinson County deliberated for a little over an hour before finding Ricke guilty following a four-day trial in July.
Ricke is currently scheduled to be sentenced on August 21st in Kossuth County District Court. A first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
