STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 48,567

222 Kan. 465 (1977)

565 P.2d 993

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. WAYNE E. JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Osborn, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

Wayne E. Johnson was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Mary Ann Moore. He appeals the conviction and raises various trial errors including errors based on the alleged insufficiency of circumstantial evidence.

The body of Mary Ann Moore, age 26, was discovered in the back seat of her automobile between 11:30 and 12:00 midnight on August 22, 1975. The car was on 18th Street just north...

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