State v. Eaton

HOUSER, Commissioner.

On December 13, 1971 Ellis Eaton, Jr. appealed from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of burglary in the second degree and stealing, and sentencing him to a term of 5-years’ imprisonment on each charge, the terms to run consecutively.

Two briefs have been filed on appeal, one by appellant acting pro se, the other by court-appointed counsel.

In his pro se brief appellant first asserts that the court was without jurisdiction to impose judgment and sentence and that all proceedings are void because no complaint was filed in the magistrate court, as…