STATE v. VESEY

No. 58806.

241 N.W.2d 888 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Kenneth VESEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris & Morris, Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., John W. Criswell, County Atty., for appellee.

Submitted to REYNOLDSON, Acting C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, UHLENHOPP and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for breaking and entering in violation of § 708.8, The Code. The sole question is whether the jury could find the testimony of an alleged accomplice was corroborated. We reverse because we do not find requisite corroborative evidence.

Defendant was charged with breaking and entering a Superamerica gas station in Indianola in the early morning of April 2, 1975. The State's theory was that...

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