State v. Wharton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

Oscar Floyd Wharton, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by an information in the district court of Sedgwick county with three counts of first degree robbery and one count of possession of a pistol following conviction of a felony. Before defendant was arraigned on these charges he escaped from custody and a second information was filed charging him with escaping custody before conviction in violation of G. S. 1949, 21-736. A warrant was issued on the latter information. The sheriff of Sedgwick county arrested defendant and took…