State v. McCoy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

Defendant appeals from a conviction of the offense of possession and control of a pistol after a previous conviction of burglary and larceny — as denounced by K. S. A. 21-2611.

At about 3:00 o’clock in the morning of June 22, 1969, two Wichita police detectives stopped at a club to make a routine check. In the parking lot was a two-tone blue car which they recognized as one frequently driven by defendant McCoy. The club was known by them as a hang-out for convicted felons. Upon entering they saw defendant sitting at a table. They knew of…