State v. Keeler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

Appeals by both the defendant and the State in a criminal action have been consolidated in this court. Louis Keeler, Jr., appeals his jury conviction of felony theft (K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 21-3701). The case, originally docketed in the Court of Appeals, was transferred to the Supreme Court pursuant to K.S.A. 20-3018(c). The State, in the same case, appeals from the sentencing of the defendant. The appeal of the defendant upon transfer to this court was consolidated with the appeal of the State. We will first address the appeal of the defendant.

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