State v. Fountaine

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The defendant, George A. Fountaine, has appealed from the judgment and sentence imposed against him pursuant to the provisions of the Habitual Criminal Act.

On April 27, 1960, Fountaine appeared before the District Court of Atchison County, Kansas, to answer charges of second-deg~ee burglary and larceny. Mr. Robert D. Caplinger, an Atchison attorney, was appointed counsel for the defendant. Upon arraignment, Fountaine entered pleas of guilty to both charges. Thereupon, the state introduced evidence of two alleged prior convictions, and the…