State v. Marquez

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict which found Charles Eugene Marquez (defendant-appellant) guilty of burglary (K.S.A. 21-3715) and felony theft (K.S.A. 21-3701).

The points on appeal challenge testimonial evidence and authenticated copies of two journal entries showing prior convictions of the appellant admitted pursuant to K.S.A. 60-455.

At approximately 12:41 a.m. on October 17, 1975, the window to the Guenther Jewelry Store at 824 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas, was broken and several display boxes containing jewelry valued…