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- Title: State v. Chears
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 03, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by Anthony L. Chears, defendant in this action, was convicted by a jury in Sedgwick District Court of aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427, aggravated kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3421, aggravated sodomy, K.S.A. 21-3506, and kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for aggravated kidnapping, a Class A felony, and to fifteen years to life for each of the other offenses, all sentences being concurrent. He appeals. Although the defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts, a short statement of the facts is necessary to an understanding of the issues. On November 19, 1980, Mr. A, his wife, and their ten-year-old daughter were at their home in Wichita. Two men came to the front door. Mr. A answered the bell; one of the men pulled a gun [231 Kan. 162]