State v. Stamps

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

The defendant, Charles Stamps, appeals from a judgment and sentence on a conviction by a jury of converting to his own use a 20-gauge shotgun in his possession as bailee in violation of K. S. A. 21-547.

Defendant and W. A. Parker had been acquainted for several years prior to October 1966, when Parker lent the shotgun to defendant. Parker testified defendant wanted to borrow the gun to go hunting and promised to return it when he was through hunting. The shotgun was never returned. During the next yeár, Parker and defendant had many…