State v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is a criminal action in which Calvin Johnson (defendant-appellant) was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-401, now K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3401) and sentenced to a term of life imprisonment in the Kansas State Penitentiary. At the time of the offense charged herein, defendant was serving two life sentences for two previous convictions of murder in the first degree.

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