(Download) "State v. Ralls" by Supreme Court of Kansas ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Ralls
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 05, 1975
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427) and two counts of kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420). The charges arose out of a robbery of a grocery store in Wichita, Kansas. Defendant claims procedural errors in the trial court, stressing error in admitting a confession. On November 29, 1973, the Wichita police were summoned to a Mr. D's grocery store after receiving notification that the store's silent alarm had been set off. Upon arriving at the store, the police officer observed that a robbery was in progress and he immediately called for assistance. In the meantime, defendant and his accomplice, Johnny Crouch, had forced the store owner at gunpoint to open the safe and turn over its contents. When the robbers realized the police had arrived they both fled to the back of the store. By this time four police officers were at the scene and were able to free the store owner and a customer who had been tied by the robbers. The police then worked their way toward the back of the store where defendant and Crouch were hiding. As the officers moved toward the back, Crouch voluntarily surrendered himself and was taken into custody. With the permission of the police Crouch tried to talk to [216 Kan. 693]