State v. Edwards

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Mr. Edna Edwards, Jr., was convicted of the crime of aggravated battery as defined in K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3414. The victim, Thomas A. Eggleston, was stabbed in the back with a paring knife by Ronald E. Martin, an associate and companion of the defendant Edwards.

Martin was convicted of aggravated robbery and of aggravated assault based upon the same acts. The events giving rise to the present charge against Edwards are set forth in State v. Martin, 208 Kan. 950, 495 P. 2d 89.

In the present appeal Edwards contends that his conviction should…