CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The message from the State’s rebuttal is clear: Marion father Matthew Schleier knew what he was doing when he strangled his son to death.
With all of the concluding bench trial arguments filed, the case moves to the judge to decide Schleier’s fate. It is unclear when a verdict will be reached. If he is found guilty of his first-degree murder charge, he faces a mandatory life sentence in prison.
The filing from Monday counters Schleier’s insanity defense and maintains the argument that Schleier acted maliciously and intentionally…