State v. Gonzales

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Paul E. Miller, District Judge, assigned:

Timothy C. Gonzales, defendant, appeals his conviction of one count of felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and one count of attempted rape (K.S.A. 21-3301; K.S.A. 21-3502). Since sufficiency of the evidence is an issue raised by defendant, the facts will be set forth in some detail.

The body of the victim, L.B.W., was found by Bryce Hill, the foreman of Circle-N-Cattle, on the morning of August 17, 1986, in a cornfield called Cowgill 18 south of Garden City. The cornfield was located about a mile south of the Circle…