State v. Larkin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

Patrick Edward Larkin was convicted by a jury of the offenses of burglary (K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3715) and theft of property of a value of more than fifty dollars (K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3701). His motion for new trial was overruled, he was sentenced upon the verdicts rendered against him and he now appeals.

The subject of the burglary was a business building in Kensington, Kansas, from which merchandise was stolen about 1:30 a. m. on July 8, 1970. The offenses allegedly were committed by appellant and three other men, two of whom, Ronnie…