Opinion ID: 2160235
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Text: Dixon was eighteen years old at the time of these offenses. As a result of family problems, he had been living with friends and relatives in Madison, South Dakota. At the time of these burglaries he was living with the family of the juvenile involved. Dixon was accused of entering the Starflight Video Arcade on October 1, 1986 with a fourteen-year-old juvenile. The juvenile had a key to the business next door, which was owned by the juvenile's father. Dixon and the juvenile used the key to enter the building at approximately 1:00 a.m. They crawled over a dividing gate between the businesses into the video arcade, which was owned by the juvenile's uncle, where they took approximately $155. Dixon was in need of money to pay court-ordered restitution resulting from a fight and a traffic accident. Dixon testified the juvenile initiated the break-in to get money to buy an expensive coat. Dixon and the juvenile broke into the video arcade again on October 15, 1986 at approximately 1:30 a.m. Unable to find cash, they took some candy bars. On October 19, 1986 at approximately 12:00 to 12:30 a.m., a windshield was broken and the tires were slashed on vehicles owned by Dan Barker, the Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Madison High School. Tires were also slashed on another vehicle in the same vicinity. Subsequent statements by the juvenile implicated Dixon in these crimes. Dixon denied any involvement, but there was testimony that he was angry at Barker because Barker warned other students that Dixon was a bad influence. The juvenile claimed Dixon slashed the tires on the third vehicle because Dixon simply did not like the owner. On November 5, 1986, Dixon was indicted by the Grand Jury on seven counts: I.3rd Degree Burglary; on or about Oct. 1, 1986 II.3rd Degree Burglary; on or about Oct. 15, 1986 III.1st Degree Petty Theft; on or about Oct. 1, 1986 IV.Contributing to the Deliquency of a minor; on or about Oct. 1, 1986 V.Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor; on or about Oct. 15, 1986 VI.Intentional Damage to Property, First Degree; on or about Oct. 19, 1986 VII.Intentional Damage to Property; Second Degree; on or about Oct. 19, 1986. Although Dixon signed statements indicating his involvement in the activities leading to his indictment on Counts I through V, he pled not guilty to all charges. Dixon was tried and convicted on Counts I through VI on January 23, 1987.