State v. Martin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Floyd H. Coffman,

District Judge, Assigned: Roland Martin was acquitted on charges of eavesdropping pursuant to K.S.A. 21-4001. The State of Kansas appeals.

This case involves an unusual set of facts. Photography was a diversion of Roland Martin. He invited females as young as fifteen to his attic studio to photograph them modeling clothes. When the women changed outfits the defendant would go outside the studio and close the door. The women would call the defendant back into the room when they had finished changing. What the models did not realize was…