State v. Durgin

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Robert Lawrence Durgin, Jr., appeals his conviction of possession of an explosive device under Iowa Code section 712.6 (1981). That statute provides:

Any person who shall possess any incendiary or explosive device or material with the intent to use such device or material to commit any public offense shall be guilty of a class “C” felony.

Defendant contends there was insufficient evidence to establish, as an essential element of the charge, his intent to use such device to commit a public offense. At trial the State claimed he intended to use the device to violate…