Legal Opinion
State v. Watkins
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided March 6, 1976No. 47,827PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Owsley, J.:
Defendant-appellant, Ronald D. Watkins, appeals from his jury conviction of one count of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-3401), one count of robbery (K. S. A. 21-3426), and one count of burglary (K. S. A. 21-3715). Twelve points of error are raised as grounds for reversing the judgment of the lower court denying a new trial.
The evidence introduced on behalf of the state revealed the following: On July 4, 1973, the body of Flora Baxter was discovered in her apartment at 301 Van Burén, Topeka, Kansas. The police were immediately…
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