State v. Norwood

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

This is an appeal from a criminal conviction of theft as defined by K. S. A. 21-3701. Appellant-defendant Larry Norwood and co-defendant Gary Bogguess were charged jointly in a two count information on the crimes of burglary (K. S. A. 21-3715) and theft (K. S. A. 21-3701 [a]). A joint trial was held and on June 12, 1972, the jury returned verdicts in which Norwood was found guilty of theft, but not guilty of burglary; and Bogguess was found guilty of burglary, but not guilty of theft. Motions for a new trial, filed by each defendant, were…