State v. Crozier

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an appeal by the state from the judgment of the district court which, after a verdict of guilty, granted defendant’s motion for acquittal, set aside the verdict of guilty, and discharged the defendant.

The defendant, Denise Lucille Crozier, was charged in the information and tried for the offense of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree (K.S.A. 21-3302 and K.S.A. 21-3401). The evidence, which was not disputed, showed that prior to November 6, 1976, the defendant discussed with J. W. Edwards and Jimmy Westfall her desire to…