State v. Owens & Carlisle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

William Ray Owens and Donald Ray Carlisle were jointly charged with and tried for the offense of taking indecent liberties with a child (K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3503). A jury found them guilty, they were sentenced and they now appeal.

Certain background developed by prosecution evidence should be briefly stated for an understanding of some of the rulings now asserted as error.

On June 14, 1971, the victim of the alleged offenses, a fifteen year old unmarried female, was at a food service stand in Derby, Kansas. She, along with two girl friends,…