State v. Norman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.-.

Walter Norman appeals from a jury conviction of felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427).

The facts out of which this action arose are sordid. Christy Ann Neiderhauser was murdered on December 9,1980. It was a snowy morning. Ms. Neiderhauser left for work with her husband at 5:30 a.m. She managed the Big-Bi Service Station at 47th and State Streets in Wyandotte County. She arrived at the station at 5:45 a.m. and was last seen there at about 6:50 a.m. Her body was later found in a restroom in Klamm Park in Kansas…