State v. Lockett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a direct appeal from a jury conviction of aggravated robbery. K.S.A. 21-3427.

During the early evening hours of Thursday, July 30, 1981, a lone black man entered the Burns Retail Liquor Store at 1917 West 24th Street in Lawrence. After threatening to stab the owner with a serrated steak knife, the robber fled with the day’s receipts in b-quart liquor sack.

Officer Severeno Woods was called to the scene of the robbery. Mr. Burns provided a description of the robber. As the result of a conversation with a Ms. Rafferty, the former .manager…