State v. Oswald

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This is a direct appeal in a criminal action. Robert Sherman Oswald was tried, convicted and sentenced for larceny of tires. He was sentenced to confinement for a period of fifteen years in accordance with K. S. A. 21-534 and 21-107a as an habitual criminal. Appellant here complains of various trial errors and of insufficiency of the evidence.

*252The facts and circumstances of this case are summarized from the evidence in the record as follows:

The defendant lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and owned and operated a tow truck. He learned of certain…