Opinion ID: 1225770
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Text: The victim and her 13-year-old son arranged to live in appellant's home in exchange for the victim performing house-keeping duties and generally taking care of appellant by preparing meals and conducting associated household responsibilities. This arrangement was rooted in a longstanding, 20-year friendship. Appellant's excessive drinking, however, abridged the friendship approximately seven weeks into the arrangement, and the victim moved into a mobile home located one and a half blocks from the appellant's home. Approximately one week after establishing her new residence, the victim and her son returned home from an outing to discover that several items were missing. They suspected appellant's involvement when they found a note he had placed on their refrigerator during their absence. The note read: [Victim] Wed Stoped [sic] by to see if you could give me and Jr. a ride to post office around 3:30 and to get my vice [sic] grips and to see if you are O.K. Love Ya Russell Their suspicions were heightened when the victim's son searched for the items in appellant's home, after receiving appellant's permission to enter under the guise of getting something to drink. Although the son found no indication of the missing items, the refrigerator was freshly stocked with beer. That was only of interest because, just prior to their outing, the appellant had borrowed 60 cents from the victim for cigarettes. Pursuing their own investigation, the victim suggested to her son that he inquire at a local pawn shop. It was there that the son found the missing items. Following a call to the police, appellant was identified as the individual who was paid $18.00 for the stolen items. At the conclusion of a one-day trial, the jury ignored the lesser-included charge of criminal entry, voting instead to convict appellant of burglary. [1] Appellant timely appeals.