State v. Roth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

The defendant, Kenneth Arthur Roth, appeals from convictions by a jury of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-401 [now K. S. A. 1970 Supp. 21-3401]) and of robbery in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-527 [now K. S. A. 1970 Supp. 21-3427]).

Roth, Dale Albert Chase, and Douglas Mark DeWitt were charged with the murder and robbery of James E. Long, a taxicab driver for the Yellow Cab Company of Topeka. Separate proceedings were had with respect to each of the accused. DeWitt entered a plea of guilty. Chase was tried to a jury, convicted of both…