State v. Frye

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The defendant, Thomas Frye, was convicted of aggravated robbery in violation of K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3427 and appeals from the conviction and sentence. He will be referred to herein either as the defendant, or Frye.

On July 19, 1970, three characters bearing firearms and wearing clown makeup on their faces appeared at Friedman Auto Supply in Kansas City, Kansas, and proceeded to commit a robbery. This is the second case resulting from the Friedman robbery to reach our court. (See State v. Sanders, 209 Kan. 231, 495 P. 2d 1023.)

The…