State v. Rivers

TERNUS, Justice.

The defendant, James Rivers, claims that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions of two counts of second-degree theft and, therefore, the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal. One conviction arose out of Rivers’ failure to pay a hotel bill. The other was based on events occurring in connection with Rivers’ remodeling business when he failed to complete work for customers who had already paid him. Although the latter conviction appears similar to the conviction this court reversed in State v. Tovar, 580 N.W.2d 768 (Iowa…