STATE v. PETERSON

No. 44,288

198 Kan. 239 (1967)

424 P.2d 552

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. WILLIAM T. PETERSON, a/k/a JOSEPH DOUGLAS TAYLOR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 4, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. Snyder, Jr., of Leavenworth, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellant.

Joseph J. Dawes, Jr., County Attorney, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HATCHER, C.:

This is an appeal from a conviction of burglary in the second degree and attempted burglary in the second degree. The defendant was sentenced as an habitual criminal and given concurrent sentences of 15 years on each count.

The defendant complains of lack of evidence to sustain the convictions. We summarize the facts.

On October 14, 1965, a deputy sheriff of Leavenworth County, Kansas became...

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