State v. Reed

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foxh, C.:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of felony first degree murder and he appeals.

His prosecution arose out of the September 4, 1972 robbery of $33.30 from the U-Totem Store No. 502 at 846 Central Avenue, Wyandotte County, Kansas. During the course of this robbery the appellant exhibited, in a threatening manner, a .22 caliber revolver with black electrician’s tape on the handle. When the fruits of the robbery turned out to be much less than expected the appellant held the revolver to the head of the store clerk, one Dennis Ingram, and demanded…