State v. Franklin

Citations

• 69 Kan. 798
• 77 P. 588
• 1904 Kan. LEXIS 338

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Criminal Procedure—Evidence Which Tends to Prove Another Crime. In a criminal case facts relevant to the issue may be given in evidence for the purpose of establishing guilt, although they tend to prove the commission by the defendant of another independent crime.</p> <p>2. - Conviction of Attempt to Hob Sustained. Under an information charging robbery in the first degree the defendant may be convicted of an attempt to rob.</p> <p>3. - Law of an Attempt to Commit the Crime Should be Stated to the Jury, if the Evidence Warrant. In a criminal prosecution under an information charging an offense consisting' of different degrees, it is the duty of the court, if the evidence warrant, to instruct upon the law pf an attempt to commit the crime charged.</p>