Appeals Court orders new trial in fatal Marion bar shooting

The Iowa Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in a fatal bar shooting in Linn County.

Duvall Walker Junior was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting of Cameron Barnes in the midst of a brawl at the Cocktail’s and Company bar in Marion on St. Patrick’s Day of 2023. One of the potential jurors admitted he had seen a news story about Walker’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm…

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