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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA

No. 3-133 / 12-0962  
Filed March 13, 2013

STATE OF IOWA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

GASTON KEAHNA III,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Richard Blane, Judge.  

Gaston Keahna III appeals his conviction of second-degree burglary.  AFFIRMED.


Mark C. Smith, Appellate Defender, and Theresa R. Wilson, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.
Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kyle Hanson, Assistant Attorney General, John Sarcone, County Attorney, Jaki Livingston, Assistant County Attorney, and Mark Cano, Prosecuting Intern, for appellee.

Considered by Eisenhauer, C.J., and Danilson and Bower, JJ.

  
DANILSON, J.
Gaston Keahna III appeals his conviction of second-degree burglary, contending there is insufficient evidence of intent to commit a theft to sustain the burglary conviction.  He also contends the trial court abused its discretion in allowing a defense witness to be impeached by a prior conviction.  The jury could reasonably infer the defendant intended to commit theft upon entering the residence based upon his unauthorized entry, the police finding him hiding in a basement bathroom, and the defendant being found with underwear in his pockets belonging to the young woman of the residence.  Even assuming for the sake of argument that the witness

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