State v. Kee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

Defendant Eldon E. Kee, Jr., was convicted by jury trial in Allen County District Court of theft, K.S.A. 21-3701, and, upon a separate trial, of making a false writing, K.S.A. 21-3711. Motions for new trial were denied. Defendant was sentenced, fined and placed on probation. He appeals from both convictions. The State cross-appeals from the granting of a directed verdict on one of the charges.

The defendant was originally charged in a single information with seven felony counts. The first five counts alleged that he had stolen certain oil…