State v. White

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict finding Howard White (defendant-appellant) guilty of aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427). The appellant contends he was not timely brought to trial according to the provisions of the Agreement on Detainers, K.S.A. 22-4401 et seq., and the trial court erred in admitting hearsay evidence.

The following evidence was presented at trial. Around 9:30 a.m. on March 9, 1981, the Kansas City Police Department received a call about a small boy left unattended in a black and gold Cadillac…