State v. Graham

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

Leo D. Graham appeals his jury trial conviction of aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427).

On May 23, 1981, the clerk of a Kansas City convenience store was the victim of a robbery at gunpoint. Removal of all of the money from the cash register triggered a camera which took photographs of the robber. Defendant was subsequently arrested as a result of the photographs. He was tried in December of 1981 but failed to appear on the last day of trial. He was convicted but his whereabouts were unknown until February of 1988 when he was arrested in…