State v. Anthony

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a direct appeal of a criminal action. Billy Joe Anthony was convicted of class B felony possession of cocaine (K.S.A. 65-4127a). He was sentenced to fifteen years to life imprisonment, the sentence to run consecutive to his previous three-to-ten year sentence for possession of cocaine, pursuant to K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-4608(3).

Let us first acquaint ourselves with the facts from which these charges flow. On the afternoon of January 3, 1986, Billy Joe Anthony, on probation for possession of cocaine, was working at his newly opened…