State v. Kanive

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Samuel Kanive appeals from convictions of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-3401) and aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427).

The charges against Kanive stem from the brutal slaying and robbery of Otis Bomar on a county road north of Topeka in February, 1974. One of Kanive’s companions was separately tried and convicted for his part in these crimes. See State v. Jones, 218 Kan. 720, 545 P. 2d 323.

The present appeal by Kanive concerns the sole question of whether a confession made to the police was admissible in evidence. Nonprocedural…