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State of Iowa
v.
Rhonda S. Dawson
Appellee
State of Iowa
Appellant
Rhonda S. Dawson
Attorney for the Appellee
Israel Kodiaga, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Celene Gogerty and David M. Porter, Judges. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (4 pages)
Dawson appeals from her conviction of third-degree burglary. She argues that the repository she burgled should have been considered a motor vehicle, lowering her conviction from a class “D” felony to an aggravated misdemeanor. OPINION HOLDS: The burgled vehicle was not a motor vehicle because it was not self-propelled. We affirm the lower court’s finding.
