STATE v. JAMES

No. 65191.

310 N.W.2d 197 (1981)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Donald Richard JAMES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell R. Newell, Columbus Junction, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Merle Wilna Fleming, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Jay T. Schweitzer, County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and ALLBEE, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Donald Richard James appeals from his conviction by jury and sentence for theft in violation of section 714.1(6), The Code. He contends the trial court erred in overruling his motions for acquittal and in overruling an objection to the instructions. We find no error in the rulings on the motions for acquittal, but we agree the court erred in failing to instruct the jury on defendant's theory of defense. Therefore we reverse and remand...

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