State v. Ryan M. Rawlings

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal out of Kootenai County challenging the burglary statute on the grounds of equal protection and freedom of speech and challenging the admission into evidence of the defendant’s prior shoplifting from the same national retailer as evidence that the defendant intended to commit a theft when he entered the store. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Factual Background.

On May 6, 2014, Ryan Rawlings went into a Wal-Mart store to steal various items. He selected a large tote, placed it in a shopping cart, filled the tote with small items of merchandise,…