State v. Chatmon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.;

Louis Chatmon, the defendant, appeals from convictions of aggravated kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3421, and battery, K.S.A. 21-3412, after a jury trial. He was sentenced pursuant to the habitual criminal act to three life sentences to run concurrently for the aggravated kidnapping, and was sentenced to a maximum of six months in jail for the battery.

On the evening of May 28,1981, Ms. M. met several friends at the Terrace Club in Kansas City, Kansas. After a half hour Ms. M. and four others went to a bar called the Pawn Shop where they remained for…