State v. Smith

In July 1945 someone entered the Preston school, by prying a window open, and stole seven typewriters. The appellant, William Emmett Smith, was charged with the burglary and the larceny. He was acquitted of burglarizing the building but was convicted of stealing the typewriters and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Upon this appeal consideration will be given to such of his assignments of error as were properly preserved for review and may now or hereafter bear meritoriously upon the cause.

On the 31st day of July 1945 the appellant and his wife were driving from El Dorado Springs to…