State v. Hanes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

In this action defendants were convicted of a violation of G. S. 1935, 21-527, commonly called robbery in the first degree. They have appealed.

The robbery took place at the Cubula Club, a night club located outside the city of Wichita but in Sedgwick county. It was charged to have taken place shortly before midnight. A Mr. A. W. Smith was the complaining witness. He and his wife both testified for the state. Their testimony was that they operated the club and also lived there. They testified that on the night of the robbery the two defendants…