STATE v. GIDDINGS

No. 50,306

226 Kan. 110 (1979)

595 P.2d 1115

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BETTY L. GIDDINGS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrel W. Frogley, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Dennis L. Harris, assistant district attorney, argued the cause and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, and Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HOLMES, J.:

This is a direct appeal by defendant-appellant Betty L. Giddings from a conviction by a jury of one count of first degree murder under the felony murder rule, K.S.A. 21-3401. The underlying felony was robbery.

The victim, Jack D. Reynolds, was a pipefitter from Enid, Oklahoma, and had been working near St. Marys, Kansas. On Sunday, January 15, 1978 at 10:00 a.m., Reynolds left his home for St. Marys...

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