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STATE v. EDWARDS

No. 48,970

224 Kan. 266 (1978)

579 P.2d 1209

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DIANA R. EDWARDS and DAVE L. LONGSTRETH, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Hopper, of Manhattan, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant Diana R. Edwards.

James W. Wilson, of Alkire, Wood, Wilson and Wilson, of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant Dave L. Longstreth.

Harold T. Pickler, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Vern Miller, district attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

This is a direct appeal by codefendants Diana R. Edwards and Dave L. Longstreth from their convictions by jury trial of felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427). Each defendant received a life sentence on the murder conviction and a concurrent fifteen years to life sentence on the robbery conviction.

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