State v. Blevins

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Larry Blevins, charged with burglary and grand stealing, was found guilty of the latter charge and sentenced, under the second offender act, to three years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

At approximately 2:15 A.M., June 16, 1965, a Springfield policeman in the course of his rounds discovered that the rear door of the Martin Brothers Piano Company store was broken and ajar. At least one television set was found by the piano company employees to be missing.

On August 2, 1965, a Kansas City detective found the missing television set, identified by model and serial number, at an…