State v. Johnson

WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for burglary in the third degree. The single issue on this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it permitted the jury to consider testimony regarding a separate but similar burglary allegedly committed by defendant. We affirm.

The Dow Sioux Valley Drug Store in Sioux Falls was burglarized during the late evening of April 30 or early morning of May 1, 1980. It was again burglarized during the early morning of June 14, 1980. Each time entry was gained by breaking the glass of the front door. Controlled…