State v. Sutherland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Douglas A. Sutherland from his conviction of one count of aggravated robbery, contrary to K.S.A. 21-3427.

Sutherland was convicted of the October 5, 1988, aggravated robbery of a Town and Country store located in Wichita. Sutherland, who was 17 years old at the time of the offense, was certified to stand trial as an adult.

Sutherland contends the trial court erred by instructing the jury that a knife is a dangerous weapon and in failing to instruct the jury on robbery and theft as lesser included offenses of…