State v. Rider

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

The information in one case alleged that on December 17, 1962, the defendant, Gene Austin Rider, committed a crime of burglary in the nighttime and larceny (K. S. A. 21-520 and 21-524) and the information in the second case alleged that on January 13, 1963, the defendant committed the crime of having in his possession burglary tools (K. S. A. 21-2437). Without objection, the cases were consolidated for trial. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on all charges, and from an order overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial, he appeals.

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