State v. Coberly

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict finding Tanney Thomas Coberly (defendant-appellant) guilty of aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421), indecent liberties with a child (K.S.A. 21-3503) and rape (K.S.A. 21-3502).

On October 17, 1981, the defendant telephoned Ms. A., a fifteen-year-old girl, and asked if she could babysit for him for a few hours that evening. Having previously performed this service for the defendant and his wife, Ms. A. obtained permission from her mother and agreed to babysit. Shortly thereafter,…