State v. Buckner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.;

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant Carl A. Buckner from his conviction by a jury of three counts of aggravated robbery. (K.S.A. 21-3427.) Appellant was sentenced, under the Habitual Criminal Act, to three consecutive terms of thirty years to life.

Due to the number and nature of the points on appeal, a rather detailed statement of the facts is deemed necessary.

On September 17, 1975, the Maverick Club, a private class B club located in Lyon County, Kansas, and two of its patrons, Lewis Baker and Charles Stroud, were robbed by two men.…