STATE v. RUCAS

No. 59,299

12 Kan. App. 2d 68 (1987)

734 P.2d 673

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRETT L. RUCAS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica Kunen, deputy appellate defender, and Benjamin C. Wood, chief appellate defender, for appellant.

Debra Barnett, assistant district attorney, Clark V. Owens, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, for appellee.

Before ABBOTT, C.J., REES and MEYER, JJ.


REES, J.:

Brett L. Rucas appeals from a summary adjudication of direct contempt and the sentence imposed. K.S.A. 20-1203. The underlying facts are relatively straightforward. Two issues are raised. One requires particular attention; its resolution obviates any need to address the other.

By a single count information, it was charged that Rucas and Jeffrey Rhea committed an aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427) on December 10, 1985.

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