State v. Garner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, J. Ted Garner, from jury convictions of attempted theft (K.S.A. 21-3301 and 21-3701), two counts of forgery (K.S.A. 21-3710), and felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). The facts in the case are rather complex and essentially are as follows: Fred Iwert disappeared from his farm home in Washington County, Kansas, on April 20,1983, and has not been seen since. Iwert, age 66, had been a farmer and cattle raiser all his life in Washington County. Iwert was a widower and his health was not good. He walked with…