State v. Bussard

BURNETT, Judge.

These consolidated appeals present a troubling and recurrent question — whether persons accused of crimes should be convicted upon evidence relating to other crimes not charged. The question is raised here by Roy Bussard and David Mason. They were tried jointly in the district court of Kootenai County, where a jury found them guilty of committing two burglaries and related thefts. On appeal they assert that the trial judge erroneously admitted evidence connecting them with other burglaries. They further contend that certain physical evidence should have been suppressed because…