State v. Campbell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

This is an appeal from a conviction of robbery in the first degree. (K. S. A. 21-527.)

During the nighttime on August 31, 1969, $104 was taken from an employee of the Salsman Oil Company in Caney, Kansas, by three men acting together. After striking the employee on the head and taking the money, the appellant and the two others fled to Oklahoma on U. S. 75 Highway, where their car was stopped near Copan. While the driver was being shaken down outside the car by the city marshal of Copan, the appellant slid behind the wheel and sped away. The…