State v. Vesey

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for breaking and entering in violation of § 708.8, The Code. The sole question is whether the jury could find the testimony of an alleged accomplice was corroborated. We reverse because we do not find requisite corroborative evidence.

Defendant was charged with breaking and entering a Superamerica gas station in Indianola in the early morning of April 2, 1975. The State’s theory was that he aided and abetted Michael Edward Webb by acting as a lookout during the break-in. No issue is raised regarding the corpus delicti of the…