STATE v. HELMS

No. 60,576

242 Kan. 511 (1988)

748 P.2d 425

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. THOMAS HELMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed January 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Coffman, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Benjamin C. Wood, chief appellate defender, was with her on the briefs for the appellant.

Philip W. Unruh, special county attorney, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

This is a criminal action in which the defendant, Thomas Helms, was charged with rape and aggravated battery. The defendant appeals his convictions by a jury of one count of rape (K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 21-3502) and one count of aggravated battery (K.S.A. 21-3414).

J.M. was twelve years old at the time this incident occurred and was living with her mother in Anthony, Kansas. J.M. testified that the...

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