State v. Washington

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

A Linn County jury found George Edward Washington guilty of burglary, a violation of § 708.1, The Code. Following judgment sentencing him to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 20 years, he appeals here. We affirm.

The State’s evidence disclosed at about 3:30 a. m. on March 31,1976, two patrolling Cedar Rapids policemen received a call to investigate a vehicle in an alley near the *8921800 block of Grand Avenue. The parked car contained several household items. Suspecting a break-in was in progress, the officers retreated to keep watch. Soon the car was driven off at high…