State v. Caldwell

BARRETT, Commissioner.

The appellant, James Allen Caldwell, age 20, and four other young men, Roosevelt Martin, Steve John Morris, Calvin Lee Hayes and Torrence Henderson, were all indicted for the forcible rape of Cathy, age 18. This is a companion, case to State v. Roosevelt Martin concurrently determined. The only differences in the cases are the dates upon which they were tried and their counsel. Caldwell was represented in both the trial court and here by two members of the Legal Aid and Defender Society of Kansas City. Upon his separate trial a jury fixed Caldwell’s punishment at life…