People v. Gurule

Opinion by

Judge HUME.

Defendant, Ricardo F. Gurule, appeals the judgment of conviction for possession of burglary tools entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of that crime and the additional offense of misdemeanor theft. We affirm.

A grocery store manager observed defendant as he picked up a grocery basket, walked to a cigarette display, put packages of cigarettes under a newspaper in his basket, and continued his shopping. He had followed this routine regularly for the prior three to four weeks. This day, the manager approached defendant as he left the store after paying for only a…