STATE v. SOUTHARD

No. 74,391.

261 Kan. 744 (1997)

933 P.2d 730

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BOBBY SOUTHARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hazel Haupt, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant.

Steven J. Obermeier, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Paul J. Morrison, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

This is primarily a K.S.A. 22-3402 speedy trial case. Defendant Bobby Southard was convicted of one count of rape. See K.S.A. 21-3502.

We consider three issues: (1) Was Southard's statutory right to a speedy trial violated; (2) was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction of rape; and (3) does a police officer's negative answer when the prosecutor inquired whether the officer believed Southard...

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