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STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 45,719

206 Kan. 336 (1971)

479 P.2d 833

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. VERNON ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 23, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel B. Denk, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Frank D. Menghini, county attorney, argued the cause, and Kent Frizzell, attorney general, and Nick A. Tomasic, deputy county attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O'CONNOR, J.:

The defendant, Vernon Roosevelt Washington, has appealed from his conviction by a jury of the crime of murder in the first degree (K.S.A. 21-401) and his sentence of life imprisonment. The offense occurred on October 14, 1967, when one Mancel Lewis was killed during the perpetration of a robbery.

The various questions raised in this appeal center primarily on the trial court's permitting the testimony...

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