State v. Jackson

Defendant appeals from his conviction of felony theft, entered after a jury verdict, Thirteenth Judicial District,. Yellowstone County. Defendant is currently serving a ten-year sentence in the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge.

The events leading to defendant’s conviction began on August 11, 1977, when Sheila Jeszenka discovered that someone had broken into her Billings, Montana home. The intruder(s) entered the home while Mrs. Jeszenka was at work, stole a six-piece stereo, three pieces of turquoise jewelry, a woman’s light colored coat and a bottle containing a coin collection.

On August 12,…