People v. Morales

Opinion by

Judge LOEB.

¶ 1 Defendant, Daniel Gabriel Morales, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of second degree burglary of a dwelling and theft. We affirm.

I. Background

¶ 2 In May 2006, Christopher Cheek purchased a house located on South Stuart Street in Denver (the Stuart home). Cheek and his business partner intended to renovate the house and sell it for a profit. During the renovation, nobody was living in the Stuart home, although testimony at trial showed the previous owner and her family had lived in the home for thirty-five years. Further,…