State v. Gardner

Briscoe, J.:

The defendant, John P. Gardner, appeals a jury-conviction of aiding and abetting the crime of possession of marijuana with intent to sell. K.S.A. 21-3205 and K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 65-4127b(b)(3).

Highly summarized, the factual background of this case is as follows: At about 1:30 a.m. on January 7, 1983, a DC-7 made an unannounced landing at the Dodge City Municipal Airport. When law enforcement officers later approached the plane, no one responded to their command for any occupant to disembark. Upon boarding the plane, the officers found no one on the plane but they did observe many…