Legal Opinion

State v. Conners

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 7, 1895PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Benton District Court. — Hon. John R. Caldwell, Judge. The defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted on a charge of-feloniously breaking and entering a store in which goods, wares and merchandise were kept for sale, nse, and deposit, with intent on the part of defendant to commit the crime of larceny, and ha appeals to this court to reverse the judgment against him.—

1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.

*4861 *485The facts attending the commission, of the alleged crime are not really in dispute. It appears that one W. F. Donovan, was the keeper o-f a store at Belle Pla-ine, and that in tire evening of July 19,1894, he was si thing.’outside, in front of'his store, the front door being open. The permanent door at the *486rear of the room was also open, but there was a wire screen door’, which was closed. This door was not fastened with a latch. It was hung on spring hinges, which served to keep it closed. The defendant opened this door, and went into the store, and was at the till or money drawer, and the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. ReidSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  2. People v. NibleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  3. People v. ValenciaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  5. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904

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