State v. Miles

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Virginia G. Miles appeals from her conviction in a bench trial and sentence for third-degree theft in violation of Iowa Code section 714.1(1) (1981). She challenges the sufficiency of the trial court’s findings of fact, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the effectiveness of trial counsel. Because we find no reversible error, we affirm the trial court.

The charge was based on an alleged shoplifting incident in a Waterloo women’s clothing store on May 22, 1982. The State’s theory was that defendant aided and abetted a woman friend in the theft of two dresses that…