State v. Taylor

Rees, J.:

Defendant appeals from his conviction of aggravated assault (K.S.A. 21-3410), a felony.

Defendant had been employed by the Kansas Department of Human Resources. He was terminated effective August 31, 1977. On September 19, 1977, he visited his former supervisor, Gabriel Faimon. Faimon testified that defendant asked for his last paycheck and when informed it would not be available until the end of the month, defendant pulled a butcher knife out of a bag he was carrying and made a thrust at Faimon. An investigating officer testified that defendant’s explanation of his conduct was that…