State v. Skinner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman C.:

Paul E. Skinner was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated robbery. Sentenced, he now appeals.

Appellant was charged with committing the offense jointly with Connie M. Suing. The two were separately tried (see State v. Suing, 210 Kan. 363, 502 P. 2d 718.)

Evidence for the prosecution revealed the following:

On November 17, 1970, at about 11:30 p. m. a woman (later identified as Connie M. Suing) entered the Taco Tico No. 1 restaurant on South Seneca street in Wichita. Displaying a handgun she approached a Taco Tico employee and demanded…