State v. Glymph

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Gregory Glymph from convictions of aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427) and kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420). Consecutive sentences of not less than fifteen years to life were imposed.

The issues raised on appeal are whether the ownership of property taken is an essential element of robbery, and whether the court erred in instructing the jury.

The facts are these: On February 12, 1975, after ten o’clock p.m., the defendant and an accomplice entered a Quik-Trip store in Wichita. The defendant went behind the counter,…