State v. Boyd

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The defendant, John Boyd, was convicted of first degree robbery and, as a three-time offender, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years, pursuant to the Habitual Criminal Act. (K. S. A. 21-107a.) He has appealed the conviction.

Mr. Boyd, who will be referred to herein either by name or as the defendant, was originally tried jointly with his co-defendant, Jack Lloyd McCarty, and both defendants were found guilty of the robbery which is the subject of this appeal. This court upheld the convictions against both McCarty and Boyd in State v. Mc…