State v. Rodriguez

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Tonio Hernandez Rodriguez, following his plea of guilty to aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427). Rodriguez contends that he was denied a speedy trial and that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him and in failing to modify his sentence.

Rodriguez was charged in Finney County, Kansas, with six felonies arising out of a July 11, 1990, incident involving the victim, H.D. The offenses charged were aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, theft, and…