Supreme Court of Kansas· 1/19/1980

State v. Davis

Citations

605 P.2d 572
227 Kan. 174
1980 Kan. LEXIS 216

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holding starter pistol, incapable of firing projectile because barrel was blocked, elevated robbery to aggravated robbery because defendant clearly intended store attendant to believe gun was operable and dangerous and could have been used as bludgeon
outlining a subjective test for determining whether a robbery was committed with a deadly weapon
use of a starter pistol elevated crime from ordinary to aggravated robbery
use of a starter pistol elevated crime from ordinary to aggravated robbery
in which the court held that a starter pistol that was incapable of propelling a projectile was not a firearm under the definition that a firearm is designed “to propel a projectile by force of an explosion, gas, or other combustion”
also discusses, with approval, the objective approach

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Judges: Schroeder

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