State v. Hustead

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Clayton Hustead, was found guilty by a jury of burglary in the second degree, stealing over fifty dollars and forgery. Defendant was sentenced to six years for burglary, six years for stealing and ten years for forgery, with all terms to run concurrently. He appeals. Due to the nature of this case we set out an extensive review of the facts developed at trial in the light most favorable to the state.

The charges against defendant arose from the theft of two John Deere farm tractors belonging to Donald Steffen. Stef-fen testified that on December 28, 1975 he…