State v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

William Edward Johnson was convicted of one count each of kidnapping, rape, and attempted aggravated robbery. His motion for a new trial was overruled and he has appealed.

On October 26, 1974, the victim and a boyfriend attended a hayride and on the way home stopped their vehicle in rural Johnson county in order to talk. While parked, they were accosted by a man armed with a rifle or shotgun who demanded their wallets. The robbery failed, however, because neither had carried a wallet on the hayride. The two were then bound and blindfolded and…