State of Iowa v. Dontay Dakwon Sanford

ZAGER, Justice.

This case requires us to determine whether the State produced sufficient evidence to establish that the victim’s automobile constituted an occupied structure as that term is defined in Iowa Code section 702.12 (2009). We conclude that the State produced sufficient evidence to support a finding that the victim’s car was an occupied structure. We therefore affirm the district court.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on December 11, 2008, Jasmine Mills, Daniel Harrington, and Marqualis Montgomery pulled into a Kum & Go convenience store in Waterloo and…