State v. Prince

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Robert W. Prince from a jury conviction on three counts of aggravated robbery, (K.S.A. 21-3427) and two counts of kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420) arising out of a series of three robberies of Church’s Fried Chicken in Wichita. We affirm.

The pertinent facts are that on August 27, 1978, at 9:00 p.m., a black male entered Church’s Fried Chicken store at 1305 N. Hillside in Wichita. He was wearing a ski mask exposing his eyes, nose and mouth. After forcing the customers away from the serving window, the robber pulled a gun,…