State v. Mans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

The defendant, Robert B. Mans, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault (K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 21-3410). The prosecution stemmed from a shooting incident, with some racial overtones, which took place in a low rent housing development in Wichita.

Between 9 and 10 p. m. on July 28, 1971, a number of rounds of .22 calibre rifle bullets were fired from inside a 1959 Chevrolet Convertible into a house occupied by Donna B. Shugart, a black woman, and her children. There was evidence that someone in the passing automobile was heard to cry out…