State v. Costa

228 Kan. 308 (1980)

613 P.2d 1359

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee,

v.

JOHN COSTA, JR., Appellant.

No. 51,410

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 18, 1980.

Lee Hornbaker, of Harper & Hornbaker, Chartered, of Junction City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Wm. Rex Lorson, county attorney, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCHROEDER, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict finding John Costa, Jr., (defendant-appellant) guilty of felony murder…