State v. Dean

LARSON, Justice.

Defendant Kathleen R. Dean appeals her conviction and sentence for burglary in the second degree and possession of burglary tools in violation of Iowa Code sections 713.1, 713.3, and 713.4 (1981). She argues that the parking meter she allegedly burglarized was not a “place where anything of value is kept” within the meaning of section 713.1. In the alternative, she argues that, if State v. Newman, 313 N.W.2d 484 (Iowa 1981) is deemed controlling, it should be overruled. (Newman held a coin changing machine could be the subject of burglary under that section.) Finally, because…