State v. Young

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Leonard W. Young, from a conviction by a jury of second degree forgery (K. S. A. 21-608) and uttering a forged instrument (K. S. A. 21-609) and the resultant concurrent sentences, imposed under the habitual criminal act, of not less than two nor more than twenty years in the state penitentiary.

The primary questions presented relate to: (1) alleged trial errors which defendant contends denied him a fair trial; (2) the sufficiency of evidence to sustain the convictions; and (3) the adequacy of notice of…