State v. Myers

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction following trial for the offense of shoplifting property exceeding $20 in value, in violation of § 709.20, The Code. We affirm.

I. Sufficiency of the evidence. Defendant contends trial court should have directed a verdict in his favor.

We view the evidence upon defendant’s appeal in the light most favorable to the State. State v. Cowman, 212 N.W.2d 420, 422 (Iowa 1973); State v. Reeves, 209 N.W.2d 18, 21 (Iowa 1973). So viewed, the jury could have found that the manager of the Ward’s store in Newton, Iowa, saw the defendant put on a suede coat…