State v. Johnson

— Defendant was convicted of breaking and entering the Atlantic, Iowa, high school building in violation of section 708.8, Code of 1946, and he appeals.

There is no substantial dispute in the facts except as to the circumstances surrounding the making of an alleged confession. The record shows the following: About 1:30 a. m. Sunday, September 26, 1948, police found appellant’s car parked near the entrance to the school building. It contained tools, some liquor and an Ohio license plate. While the authorities were preparing to remove the car, appellant came from a direction opposite the school…