State v. Ridge

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

The defendant Chester R. Ridge was convicted by a jury of felony theft for stealing $105 from the cash drawer of a Wichita lamp shop. On appeal he contends (1) that the state’s evidence was insufficient; and (2) that certain money taken from his person and that of an alleged accomplice should not have been admitted into evidence.

Defendant’s first point is based on his own testimony and that of his companion, Sonya Loggins. By their testimony they went to the store together. There, Sonya took the money without defendant’s knowledge, and only…