Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

State v. Wilson & Wentworth

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 22, 1977No. 48,143PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Bill Reese Wilson and James Michael Wentworth were convicted of burglary (K. S. A. 21-3715) and felony theft (K. S. A. 21-3701) by a jury in Cherokee County, Kansas. They appeal from their convictions and each raises separate points on appeal.

On January 5, 1975, McGee Drug Store in Columbus, Kansas, was broken into and drugs were taken. A citizen living in that area heard noises emanating from the drugstore and alerted the police. The chief of police went to the location. He parked his police oar in the alley, approximately 50' from the back…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  4. State v. GustinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
  5. United States v. William Rensler NolanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by64 opinions

  1. State v. CarrSupreme Court of Kansas · 2014
  2. State v. DunnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1988
  3. State v. McDaniel & OwensSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
  4. State v. White & StewartSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  5. State v. BaileySupreme Court of Kansas · 1992

59 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API