State v. Stanphill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

The appellant, Dale E. Stanphill, was convicted by a jury of the offense of burglary in the second degree. A motion for new trial was overruled, and Stanphill was sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of 25 years under the habitual criminal act.

The principal issue on appeal centers on appellant’s claim he was not afforded a speedy trial. Other points, including alleged trial errors, are raised and will receive our attention in due course.

On the evening of February 22, 1966, law enforcement officers were summoned to the Wichita…