State v. Reed

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

Defendant-appellant, James L. Reed, appeals from convictions by a jury of rape (K.S.A. 21-3502) and aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421). The critical issue at trial was the identification of defendant as the perpetrator of the crimes charged.

Summarized, the State’s evidence disclosed that on the evening of June 16, 1978, the victim was walking to Stormont-Vail Hos pital in Topeka where she was employed as a nurse’s aide. Her hours of employment were from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. When she was about three blocks from the hospital she was…