Opinion ID: 1808114
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: The Burglary Charge

Text: In late November 1986, Rhodes received a police report regarding two of the sexual assault victims. On November 26, Rhodes filed a burglary charge against Speer in connection with a May 30, 1986, incident at the drive-in theater. Rhodes testified that the basis of the charge was breaking and entering the drive-in theater with the intent to commit a felony. The charge was based on the same police report which led to the earlier criminal mischief charge against Speer. The police report involves two separate incidents which occurred 5 days apart. Rhodes testified that he did not receive additional police reports about the incidents at the drive-in theater, but had done more legal research which would help him develop evidence regarding breaking and entering. Rhodes stated that after he realized Speer was a child molester, he felt that something had to be done to get him corrected. After doing research, Rhodes realized he could offer immunity to a potential codefendant, Dusty Parker, and decided to file a burglary charge. The burglary complaint was dismissed without prejudice on January 13, 1987. Rhodes testified that he dismissed the burglary complaint because Parker was in the military and was unavailable to testify. Rhodes had filed charges for criminal mischief and trespass against Dusty Parker on December 29, 1986, for an incident which occurred May 21, 1986, at the drivein theater. Rhodes testified that he filed charges against Parker after Parker boasted about having gotten away with it. Steven Stumpff was appointed special prosecutor in that case on May 16, 1988, and dismissed the charges without prejudice on that date because Parker was in the Air Force and was a military policeman. Stumpff stated that no property was destroyed on the night Parker was at the drive-in theater and that he believed Parker had grown up.