State v. Jones

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This is a direct appeal by defendant-appellant, Joseph Jones, from a jury conviction of one count of aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427. Defendant was sentenced to a term of not less than five years nor more than life with a mandatory term of imprisonment under K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 21-4618.

The identity of the defendant as one of the perpetrators of the robbery was the principal issue at the trial.

The robbery occurred on the evening of January 3, 1978, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Two black men entered the U-Totem store at 846 Central, Kansas…