State v. Flynn

WELBORN, Commissioner.

Appeal from judgment and sentence, on jury verdict finding Robert Joseph Flynn guilty of forcible rape and fixing punishment at 20 years’ imprisonment.

Because of the limited question raised on this appeal, no recital of the details of the case is required. The state’s evidence did show a forcible rape of a Kansas City woman on January 26, 1971 and that appellant was the person who committed the offense.

In the state’s opening portion of the argument, the assistant prosecuting attorney, after making brief introductory comments and before reviewing the testimony, made the…