State v. Van Natta

Defendant-appellant was arrested and charged with two counts of felony burglary and two counts of felony theft. Following a rash of incidents in Cascade County and Lewis and Clark County on November 16, 1980, and November 17, 1980. On February 24, 1981, a jury verdict found defendant guilty on all four counts. Defendant appeals from this conviction.

In the early morning hours of November 17, 1980, the three bars in the Cascade-Wolf Creek area were burglarized. Prior to the burglaries, on November 16, 1980, Jack Pachek reported someone stole his late model pickup truck. The truck, a 1977…