State v. Colbert

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

Following a joint trial to a jury defendant-appellant, Kenneth D. Colbert, and a codefendant, Harold L. White, were each convicted of aggravated robbery (K. S. A. 21-3427), conspiracy (K. S. A. 21-3302), and kidnapping (K. S. A. 21-3420). The sentences imposed were ordered to run concurrently.

The points on appeal go to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conspiracy and kidnapping convictions and the trial court’s refusal to instruct on lesser offenses in connection with the aggravated robbery charge.

The state’s evidence disclosed…