STATE v. JONES

No. 63283.

289 N.W.2d 597 (1980)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Ralph JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale E. Sharp of Smith, Nutty, Sharp & Ruigh, Ames, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Shirley Ann Steffe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ruth R. Harkin, County Atty., and Virginia Turney Larson, Asst. County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, McCORMICK and McGIVERIN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Ralph Jones appeals from his conviction of theft in the fourth degree in violation of sections 714.1(4) and 714.2(4), The Code 1979. He asserts (1) that section 714.1(4) is unconstitutionally vague and (2) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to justify either a verdict of guilty or an instruction to the jury concerning possession of "recently" stolen property. We affirm.

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