Opinion ID: 1363760
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Heading: The Olson Burglary.

Text: On September 30, 1983, at 6:00 a.m., William Olson came downstairs and found his wallet dumped all over the floor. A window, which opened by sliding horizontally, had been opened, the screen had been removed and thrown on the ground outside, a chair and a plant which had been inside the window had been moved, and moist earth had been tracked on the floor. Exactly $250.00 in cash had been taken from his wallet, but other valuables nearby, including a watch and gold chain, were untouched. Caminade's admissions to the police placed him in Olson's neighborhood, committing burglaries, within a range of days which included the date of the offense. The circumstances surrounding the offense were consistent in all respects with Caminade's admitted modus operandi. In addition, Caminade mentioned that he had taken exactly $250.00 from one house. That particular amount was unique to the Olson burglary. We conclude that this combination of direct and circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove both corpus delicti and criminal agency, and adequately supports the conviction.