State v. Chase

Morgan, J. *

After a jury trial, Timothy and Brian Chase were convicted of burglary in the second degree. We affirm.

At 5:10 a.m. on October 4, 1987, police officers were dispatched in response to an intrusion alarm at Triple D Video, 4503 Ocean Beach Highway, Longview, Washington. As the first two officers arrived, they saw a man running south, away from the business, and they started to give chase. Just then a second man crashed through one of the store windows, from inside out. Predictably, this got the attention of the officers, and they chased him instead of the first man. Ultimately, the…