State v. Bell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Robert L. Bell was tried by a jury and convicted of the unlawful possession of a pistol after having been previously convicted of burglary. (K. S. A. 21-2611) He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than fifteen (15) years under the provisions of K. S. A. 21-107a (the habitual criminal statute). Various specifications of error have been raised on this appeal.

The information originally filed in the district court charged defendant with the unlawful possession of a certain pistol after “having been previously convicted of…