State v. Tyus

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action in which Willis P. Tyus (defendant-appellant) appeals a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427). The appellant claims error based on (1) the failure of the trial court to give a cautionary instruction on the credibility of eyewitness testimony, (2) the trial court’s refusal to give a cautionary instruction on the unreliability of accomplice testimony, and (3) ineffective assistance of counsel.

The appellant and Orville M. Smith were arrested and charged…