State of Iowa
v.
Robin Inman
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Robin Inman
Attorney for the Appellee
Tyler J. Buller, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Christopher R. Kemp
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Karen A. Romano, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., Doyle, J., and Danilson, S.J. Opinion by Potterfield, P.J. (7 pages)
Robin Inman appeals from her conviction for burglary in the first degree. She maintains there is insufficient evidence to support her conviction, arguing there was not substantial evidence to support the jury’s finding (1) she had the intent to commit an assault or theft at the time she entered the occupied structure or (2) she inflicted bodily injury while “in or upon” the occupied structure. OPINION HOLDS: Because substantial evidence supports the jury’s finding that Inman entered the home with the intent to commit a theft, we affirm Inman’s conviction for burglary in the first degree. Her claim there was insufficient evidence to support a finding she committed an assault “in or upon” the structure is not preserved for our review, and we cannot consider her alternative ineffective-assistance claim; we preserve it for a postconviction-relief action.