State v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by:

Holmes, J.:

Rodney E. Jackson appeals from his conviction by a jury of one count of aggravated battery, K.S.A. 21-3414. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction in an unpublished opinion filed October 7, 1988. We granted the appellant’s petition for review. We reverse.

Robert Thurman, the victim in this case, testified that in October 1983 he attended a party at a sorority house. Shortly after midnight, Thurman went out to his car in the parking lot. He was approached by a stranger who asked where he could obtain cocaine or drugs. Thurman told the…