State v. Randolph

Hill, J.:

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated battery, K.S.A. 21-3414. Mickey A. Randolph, who was 16 years old at the time of the offense, was tried as an adult.

The parties do not dispute the facts of the case. During the evening of January 16, 1992, Randolph and two other youths confronted and fought with Lester Berry in Topeka. One of them demanded money from Berry. When he produced about 30 cents, someone knocked it to the ground and then all three young men began hitting him. Berry testified that he believed that Randolph also hit him with a bottle. Randolph denied this.…