STATE v. LATHAM

No. 50590.

117 N.W.2d 840 (1962)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel Howard LATHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 13, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law offices of Lex Hawkins, by Lawrence F. Scalise, Des Moines, for defendant-appellant.

Evan Hultman, Atty. Gen., John Allen, Roland D. Peddicord, Asst. Atty Gen., Harry Perkins, Polk County Atty., and James D. McKeon, Asst. Polk County Atty., for appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

By indictment defendant was charged with the offense of breaking and entering as defined in Section 708.8 Code of Iowa, I.C.A. Upon his plea of not guilty he was tried and found guilty by a jury. The trial court overruled defendant's motions for new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and sentenced defendant to the penitentiary.

For reversal defendant claims lack of corroboration of alleged accomplices and prejudicial error committed...

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