State v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Defendant appeals from convictions of the crimes of aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427) and felony possession of a firearm (K.S.A. 21-4204). The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain these convictions is being questioned.

On the night of May 29, 1975, Clifford Koester was alone in his liquor store when a man with a handgun entered and demanded the money in the cash register. Mr. Koester put approximately $136.00 in a brown paper bag, the special size used for quart whiskey bottles. Among the bills were one ten dollar bill, one five dollar…