State v. Myers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

Joe Buddy Myers appeals from his conviction by a jury in Riley District Court of aggravated burglary, K.S.A. 21-3716, kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420, and felony murder, K.S.A. 21-3401. The case was previously before us on an interlocutory appeal, State v. Myers, 229 Kan. 168, 625 P.2d 1111 (1981). The issues now raised all relate to the defense of compulsion, as defined in K.S.A. 21-3209.

The trial transcript is over 1,100 pages in length and the facts are quite detailed. We summarize them here. On September 10, 1979, Cristel Watson and her…