State v. Sigman

Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Winnebago county for the crime of breaking and entering the garage of Earl Zimmerlee, at Thomas, Iowa, during the night of November 3, 1933. He entered a plea of not guilty, was tried by a jury in the district court of Winnebago county at the January term, 1934, and found guilty. A motion for a new trial was overruled, judgment was entered on the verdict, and defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Defendant appeals.

The evidence shows that during' the afternoon of November 3, 1933, the defendant and a companion stopped at…