State v. Myers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is a direct appeal from convictions of voluntary manslaughter (K.S.A. 21-3403), aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427), and arson (K.S.A. 21-3718). The evidence presented by the State at the trial was essentially as follows: The defendant, Joe Myers, Jr., was at a house in Junction City on the evening of November 29, 1979, together with Richard L. Heafner. Heafner was to sell a quantity of marijuana later that evening with the assistance of defendant. Some time around midnight, the defendant and Heafner left the house and drove to the…