State v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

This is an appeal from a conviction of three counts of aggravated robbery in violation of K. S. A. 21-3427.

On February 23, 1974, three men entered Nelson’s Pharmacy in Kansas City, Kansas, and at least two of the three were armed with handguns. After ordering those present onto the floor, the trio robbed the pharmacist on duty of money, drugs, and some deposit slips, all belonging to the pharmacy. In addition, money was taken from a customer, and money and a pocketknife from an employee.

An automatic silent alarm alerted the police who, with…