State v. Sena

McFADDEN, Judge Pro Tern.

After separate jury trials appellant was convicted of first degree burglary and of being a persistent violator under I.C. § 19-2514. He was sentenced to a ten-year determinate term in prison. He appeals both his conviction and his sentence. We affirm.

On May 11, 1980, shortly after 3:00 a.m., a silent alarm notified police that a possible burglary was in progress at a downtown Nampa bar. Appellant was in the vicinity of this bar when police arrived minutes after the alarm and was arrested.

At trial, testimony connecting appellant to the burglary included that of an…