State v. Savage

LARSON, Justice.

This defendant has appealed.from a conviction of second-degree theft, in violation of section 714.2(2), The Code. He raises issues as to the sufficiency of the proof of valuation necessary to establish the grade of the offense and as to the propriety of certain instructions. We affirm the trial court.

I. Valuation of the Stolen Items. Eight locomotive radiator cores were involved in this theft, and it is the sufficiency of the evidence as to their value which gives rise to the first issue. To constitute second-degree theft, the property involved must be valued at more than five…