State v. Ulriksen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a conviction of felony theft (K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3701). The appellant was found guilty by a jury in the district court of Cowley County, Kansas, and was thereafter sentenced to a term of confinement of not less than one nor more than ten years.

Bird’s drug store located in Winfield, Kansas, was broken into sometime during the late night hours of August 30, 1971, or the early morning hours of August 31, 1971. Testimony established that at least nine Timex watches, 20 to 30 cartons of…