STATE v. DONALDSON

No. 02-0366.

663 N.W.2d 882 (2003)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Dean Lester DONALDSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Del Gallo, State Appellate Defender, and Nan Jennisch, Assistant State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Martha E. Boesen, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas S. Mullin, County Attorney, and Brigit M. Barnes, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


STREIT, Justice.

Is a person guilty of theft if he breaks into another's car and engages the entire electrical system, save the engine? Specifically, the question on appeal is whether Dean Lester Donaldson possessed or controlled another's van when he broke into it, dismantled the steering column, and manipulated the ignition switch, turning on the radio and lighting the "check engine" sign on the dashboard. After a trial, Donaldson was convicted of second-degree...

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