State v. Kowalec

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

This appeal is from a conviction of burglary in the second degree and larceny in connection therewith as defined by K. S. A. 21-524.

On September 24, 1967, the Bowen residence in Leawood was broken into. Several items were stolen — among them being a zircon ring belonging to Mrs. Bowen and a “Kennedy” half-dollar in a plastic case with the words “Grand Avenue Bank” engraved on the case. The burglary and theft were reported to the police.

On the evening of September 26 defendant, David Thomas Kowalec, was apprehended by the Leawood police for…