State v. Hill

SNELL, Justice.

James Hill was convicted of burglary in the second degree in connection with the theft of used pistons from a fenced enclosure behind a Davenport automobile parts store. The arresting officer testified that he was walking down the alley behind the store when he heard a crash, then saw Hill jump from the top of the fence to the ground outside the enclosure. Hill picked up two buckets filled with pistons and placed them in the trunk of his car. Hill’s trunk contained a large number of pistons. The parts store used the enclosure, which was surrounded by a chain link fence topped…