State v. James

ICRUCKER, Judge.

Edward J. Wrightsil and Ernest Jones were jointly tried in the Superior Court of Pima County, found guilty, and duly sentenced. Jones was convicted of two counts of burglary, second degree, and Wrightsil was convicted of three counts of petty theft with a prior. Defendants appeal their sentences and convictions.

The facts are as follows. Three plainclothes officers followed defendants, along with two female companions, as they drove to various stores. Defendant Jones was seen to walk into a Bayless market and return with a ham hidden under a bulky sweater thrown over his…