State v. Hampton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Willie Hampton, from a conviction of rape in violation of K. S. A. 1973 Supp. 21-3502 (1) (a). The offense is alleged to have occurred September 8, 1973. Mr. Hampton was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than forty years pursuant to the provisions of the Habitual Criminal Act, K. S. A. 1973 Supp. 21-4504.

In view of the nature of the points presented on appeal we will not delve deeply into the facts surrounding the offense, but a brief résumé is in order.

The incident…