State v. Southard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is primarily a K.S.A. 22-3402 speedy trial case. Defendant Bobby Southard was convicted of one count of rape. See K.S.A. 21-3502.

We consider three issues: (1) Was Southard’s statutory right to a speedy trial violated; (2) was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction of rape; and (3) does a police officer’s negative answer when the prosecutor inquired whether the officer believed Southard’s story constitute reversible error?

We find no error and affirm. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (maximum sentence of life…