Earlville Man Requesting New Trial in Wife’s 2018 Death

An Earlville man serving time for murdering his wife is asking for a new trial.

Todd Mullis was convicted by a Dubuque County jury in September 2019 of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Amy. She was fatally stabbed in the back with a corn rake on their farm in November 2018. Mullis is serving a life sentence for her murder.

In his request for a new trial, Mullis says there “exists evidence of material facts, not previously presented and heard, that requires vacation of the conviction.” 

Mullis also says his trial counsel did not pursue the defense that he wanted them to – he wanted to argue that Amy’s death involving the corn rake was an accident, but his counsel had argued that she died by homicide.

A judge will now consider Mullis’ appeal.

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