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- Title: State v. Johnson
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 17, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by LaDon Johnson appeals from his conviction by a jury of one count of aggravated arson, K.S.A. 21-3719. LaDon and Elizabeth Johnson, husband and wife, had been residents of Wichita. Following an argument, Elizabeth went to Hutchinson to stay with a friend, Louise Massey, at her residence. Mrs. Massey occupied the house along with her five children. Approximately one week later, on July 10, 1979, the home of Louise Massey was set on fire and appellant was charged and subsequently convicted of aggravated arson. Mrs. Johnson had been residing at the Massey home for several days and was present in the house when the fire occurred. The evidence was conclusive that the fire was the result of arson. The marriage of LaDon and Elizabeth Johnson was a turbulent one with frequent arguments between the parties. One such incident, approximately a month prior to the fire, resulted in Mrs. Johnson receiving a broken nose. Mr. Johnson had on occasion threatened to kill his wife and, after she left Wichita and prior to the Massey fire, the appellant, in a telephone conversation, [229 Kan. 43]
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