An Iowa inmate serving a life sentence for first-degree murder died Saturday.

After serving 30 years in prison, Harold Leroy Page died of natural causes at 62 years old, according to a press release. He died just after noon in a hospice room of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center, where he had been housed due to chronic illness. 

Page started his sentence April 1, 1988 after he was convicted for the murder of Daniel Zenor, who died of a gunshot wound to the head in his home while Page was robbing him, according to Justia

Page pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and robbery. He decided to wave his Sixth Amendment right and serve as his own counsel, though the court appointed a standby counsel to avoid blame for Page's conviction. 

When Page later appealed, he argued that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, but court records showed Page was properly represented by his counsel whom he served as co-counsel to. Page was sentenced to serve consecutive sentences of life and 25 years of imprisonment for first-degree murder and robbery. 

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