State v. McCowen

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant Jeff Clark McCowen appeals his conviction by jury and sentence for burglary in the second degree in violation of section 713.3, The Code. He contends the trial court erred in overruling his pretrial motion to suppress an alleged confession and in overruling his motion for directed verdict challenging the sufficiency of corroboration of the confession. We affirm.

The charge was based on events which occurred in the early morning of July 24, 1979.. At 1:52 a. m. on that date an alarm sounded at the Clive Discount Pharmacy. A passerby notified a Windsor Heights…