State v. Guffey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

Defendant, Perry F. Guffey, appeals from a conviction of robbery in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-527). The questions presented concern various rulings and the conduct of the trial court during the course of the trial.

Defendant was charged with the robbery of two Wichita grocery stores, the Red Bud Store No. 9, on January 28, 1968, and the Dillon Store on February 7, 1968, and with two counts of possession of a firearm after previous conviction of a felony. Defendant was convicted of the Dillon robbery and acquitted of the other three charges.

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