STATE v. McCOWAN

No. 48,773

223 Kan. 329 (1978)

573 P.2d 1029

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. RICHARD M. McCOWAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.D. Muench, of Scott City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Claude S. Heath, of Leoti, 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

SCHROEDER, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal action from a jury verdict which found Richard M. McCowan (defendant-appellant) guilty of felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). Numerous points for reversal are asserted on appeal.

The appellant is a resident of Wichita County, Kansas. On December 15, 1975, he pled guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of K.S.A. 21-4204(1)(b), a...

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