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STATE v. BAKER

No. 49,797

224 Kan. 474 (1978)

580 P.2d 90

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JAMES E. BAKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Boyce, Jr., of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Philip L. Sieve, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FROMME, J.:

James E. Baker appeals from a jury conviction on a charge of felony murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). The conviction largely rests on circumstantial evidence. Appellant raises various points of error including insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.

The victim, Steve Burdolski, was discovered behind his desk in the Novotney Liquor Store in Kansas City, Kansas. He had been shot in the chest...

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