A Pottawattamie County man convicted of murdering a Cass County woman last year, has appealed his January life in prison sentence, to the Iowa Supreme Court. According to online court records, 64-year old Robert A. Reynolds, of Oakland, filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, on Monday.

On November 21st, a jury found Reynolds guilty of first degree murder in connection with the April 8th, 2014 shooting death at his home, of 64-year-old Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey, from rural Atlantic.

Reynolds was transferred from the Pottawattamie County Jail to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, where he remains held without bond, pending the outcome of his appeal.