Davis v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

Allen C. Davis was the fifth defendant convicted .of kidnapping in the first degree (G. S. 1961 Supp., 21-449, now K. S. A. 21-449) and forcible rape (G. S. 1949, 21-424, now K. S. A. 21-424), arising out of events occurring in Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 20, 1962, in which six men were involved.

A summary of events leading to the petitioner’s conviction in the district court of Bourbon County is contained in State v. Woods, 191 Kan. 433, 381 P. 2d 533, cert. den. 376 U. S. 919, 11 L. Ed. 2d 615, 84 S. Ct. 676. Convictions of three other…