In re Edwards

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a juvenile waiver proceeding, brought under K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 38-808, to determine whether Roy D. Edwards, a minor, age 16, is a fit and proper person to be dealt with under the juvenile code. After an extensive evidentiary hearing, the district court waived juvenile jurisdiction and ordered that Edwards be criminally charged and tried as an adult. This appeal followed. Edwards was charged in juvenile court with seven counts of felony theft (K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 21-3701), five counts of burglary (K.S.A. 21-3715), two counts of aggravated burglary (K.S.A. 21-3716), and two counts of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401). The charges stem from an alleged crime spree of Edwards and another juvenile, Kenny Crease, in August of 1979. The evidence presented at the hearing showed that the two juveniles committed a series of burglaries and thefts at a number of residences in Wichita during that month. There was evidence indicating that on August 30, 1979, in the course of a burglary at the Temple residence, the two young men fired weapons killing a married [227 Kan. 724]