State v. Cippola

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

The appellant was convicted by a jury of the crime of grand larceny (K. S. A. 21-533) and given a lengthy sentence in the Kansas State Penitentiary pursuant to the Kansas Habitual Criminal Act. (K. S. A. 21-107a.) He has appealed, and asserts that during the trial of his case the district court committed error prejudicial to his substantial rights.

The appellant is hereafter referred to as the defendant.

Evidence introduced by the state showed that on the evening of July 27, 1967, the defendant, Donald Eugene Cippola, was in the Mission…