State v. Walker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

Appellant, Leslie N. Walker, appeals his jury convictions of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401), aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421), aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427), and conspiracy (K.S.A. 21-3302). The relevant facts are as follows:

On January 19, 1985, George Taubert phoned Reno County Attorney Tim Chambers and told him he had something “pretty heavy” to tell him. Taubert told Chambers this information related to “a killing” but would not tell him any more over the phone. Chambers contacted Floyd Bradley, Reno County Special Agent…