People v. Kross

Defendant was charged with two counts of grand theft and two counts of burglary. The jury found him guilty as charged, finding that the burglaries were of the second degreee. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied; Ms application for probation was also denied, and he was sentenced to the state penitentiary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and the order denying a new trial.

This case involves defendant’s entry of two fur stores with the alleged intent to steal expensive furs and Ms alleged success in perpetrating the thefts. On the morning of February 15, 1951, at about 11:40…