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STATE v. PETERSON

No. 56,744

236 Kan. 821 (1985)

696 P.2d 387

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MICHAEL DOUGLAS PETERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Dioszeghy, of Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Susan Kulp Stolle, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, and Dennis W. Moore, district attorney, were with her on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

Michael Douglas Peterson was convicted by a jury of felony murder in violation of K.S.A. 21-3401, and aggravated robbery in violation of K.S.A. 21-3427. He appeals.

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 14, 1983, the body of Mae Adele Hilleary was found in a Christian Science Reading Room located in Merriam, Johnson County, Kansas. Mrs. Hilleary's body was discovered by a friend and fellow church...

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