State v. Little

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This appeal is a companion case to State v. Joseph Little, 200 Kan. 101, 439 P. 2d 383. The defendant (appellant) herein, John C. Little, was convicted by a jury on two counts of second degree forgery—uttering (K. S. A. 21-609) and possession of forged instruments (K. S. A. 21-610). Following conviction, denial of a motion for new trial and imposition of sentence under the habitual criminal act (K. S. A. 21-107a), the defendant, through his present court-appointed counsel, has appealed.

The facts giving rise to the charges of which…