State v. Jerrel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The defendant Jerry Jerrel was convicted of possessing burglary tools in violation of K. S. A. 21-2437, he was sentenced under K. S. A. 21-107a as an habitual criminal, and he has appealed.

Jerry Jerrel and two companions, David Walter Hart and Neil N. Hart, were charged jointly. They demanded and received separate trials. The trial of David Walter Hart resulted in a conviction and his conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Hart, 200 Kan. 153, 434 P. 2d 999.

In summary the state’s evidence in the trial of Jerry Jerrel indicated that…