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State v. Robinson
Citation:
261 Kan. 865 (1997)Facts
Robinson testified that he was not trying to hit Crowley in the head, but was trying to hit Crowley in the arms in order to make him stop hitting Surber with the bat. Robinson testified that he could not remember if his eyes were open or shut when he hit Crowley. After Robinson struck Crowley in the head, he let go of the club because it was stuck in Crowley’s head. Crowley fell to the ground, and Robinson ran home. The police arrived and removed the baseball bat from Crowley’s hands before transporting him to the hospital, with the golf club still impaled in his head. Crowley died shortly thereafter in the emergency room of Ransom Hospital due to the blow to his head. The autopsy revealed that the club directly struck Crowley’s head and was not deflected by his arm.
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