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- Title: State v. Kee
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 06, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by Defendant Eldon E. Kee, Jr., was convicted by jury trial in Allen County District Court of theft, K.S.A. 21-3701, and, upon a separate trial, of making a false writing, K.S.A. 21-3711. Motions for new trial were denied. Defendant was sentenced, fined and placed on probation. He appeals from both convictions. The State cross-appeals from the granting of a directed verdict on one of the charges. The defendant was originally charged in a single information with seven felony counts. The first five counts alleged that he had stolen certain oil field equipment from two different leases, contrary to K.S.A. 21-3701. The sixth count alleged that he had made a false writing with the intent to induce official action, contrary to K.S.A. 21-3711. The seventh count alleged that he had committed theft by deception against the Western Fire Insurance Company, contrary to K.S.A. 21-3701. Upon motion of the defendant, the trial court severed count No. 6, the false writing charge. The theft charges were tried first, and defendant was convicted of the theft of oil field equipment as charged in count No. 5. About thirty days later, trial was held on the false [238 Kan. 344]