State v. Jones

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

This is an appeal by the prosecution from an order of the court dismissing the complaint and discharging the defendant at the close of the preliminary hearing. The defendant, Lester Dwayne Jones, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery in violation of K.S.A. 21-3414. Both the prosecution and the defendant called witnesses and introduced evidence at the preliminary hearing.

The facts were as follows; On the evening of June 29, 1982, and the early morning of June 30, 1982, defendant and two friends arrived at the Foundry 21, a…