The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction and sentence for a 36-year-old man who was convicted of eight of nine counts of aggravated burglary and eight of nine counts of misdemeanor theft. However the states high court did vacate the restitution ordered by a Judge in the case against Calvin Charles of 1-thousand, 192-dollars.
In the states argument before the court, they conceded the restitution award tied to the two charges that Charles was acquitted of. And the Supreme court agreed and granted Charles argument on that issue, but affirmed the conviction and sentence.
It was during the summer of 2008, that Hutchinson Police received several reports by victims claiming that their purses, wallets and other small items had been stolen from their homes at night while they were sleeping. Along with the reports, police had several photos, taken by ATM surveillance cameras, of a man attempting to withdraw money using the victim’s bank and credit cards.
Police began investigating Charles after an officer saw him riding a bicycle and thought he resembled the man in the surveillance photos. Personal property belonging to several victims was later discovered in a dumpster outside of Charles residence and inside his apartment.
Charles admitted that he was involved in the burglaries, but denied he entered any homes or stayed in the homes.
He was convicted of eight of nine counts of aggravated burglary and eight of nine counts of misdemeanor theft. He was sentenced to 176-months in prison or 14.8-years in prison. He’s eligible for parole on May 16, 2021.