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STATE v. BELL

No. 51942.

140 N.W.2d 375 (1966)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Willie BELL, a/k/a Freeman Jarman, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 8, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. M. Coggeshall, Des Moines, for appellant.

Lawrence F. Scalise, Atty. Gen., Don R. Bennett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ray Fenton, County Atty., and Jim McKeon, Asst. County Atty., Des Moines, for appellee.

MASON, Justice.

Defendant was charged by indictment with larceny in the nighttime of property of the value of more than $20, contrary to section 709.4, Code, 1962. Counsel was appointed for him at his request, and a plea of not guilty entered. Trial to jury in Polk County resulted in a verdict of guilty. Motion for new trial was overruled and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary in Fort Madison for not to exceed ten years.

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