State v. Wright

*133The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

Defendant-appellant, Wayne E. Wright, appeals from jury convictions of aggravated battery (K. S. A. 21-3414) and aggravated weapons violation (K. S. A. 21-4201 [1] [b] and 21-4202). The charges arose out of the stabbing of Michael (Mike) Smith outside of defendant’s apartment in Wichita. The stabbing took place during the last of three altercations between Mike and defendant which occurred during the course of the evening.

The state’s evidence reveals that in the late afternoon on November 2, 1974, the victim, Mike, and his brother, Randy…