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STATE v. HOLCOMB

No. 59,575

240 Kan. 715 (1987)

732 P.2d 1272

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BENJAMIN L. HOLCOMB, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed February 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa Sheridan, assistant appellant defender, argued the cause and Benjamin C. Wood, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant.

Debra Barnett, assistant district attorney, argued the cause and Clark V. Owens, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HERD, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the appellant, Benjamin L. Holcomb, from his jury convictions of aggravated burglary (K.S.A. 21-3716) and aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427).

On the evening of September 27, 1984, Gregory Benge was at his home in Wichita preparing to go out with a friend, when someone knocked at the door. Benge opened the door and a man, later identified as the appellant, asked for Benge...

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