State v. Hunt

Swinehart, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Charles Hunt, from convictions of aggravated assault (K.S.A. 21-3410[a]) and unlawful use of weapons (K.S.A. 21-4201[l][b]).

The facts need not be set forth in detail. Defendant, a soldier stationed at Fort Riley, was charged with placing a medical scalpel against the neck of Wannie Lee Frazier during a late-night altercation in a Junction City park on July 27, 1980. Defendant had been watching a fight in which a friend was involved, and placed the scalpel against Frazier’s neck to prevent Frazier from intervening.

An information was…