State v. Jones

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

Defendant Samuel F. Jones appeals from a conviction of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-3401) and aggravated robbery (K. S. A. 21-3427). Defendant claims numerous trial errors, with special emphasis on the admissibility of his confession.

Charges against defendant stem from the brutal slaying and robbery of a man on a country road north of Topeka in February, 1974. Shortly after the police discovered the mutilated body of the deceased, later identified as Otis Romar, defendant and two of his companions, Donald Bateson and Samuel…