J.W.S. appeals his jury trial adjudication as a
juvenile offender for aiding and abetting the first-degree murder
(K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 21-3401) of his stepfather, Larry Sauer. Larry Sauer, a resident of Wichita, disappeared on November 6,
1989. The last persons known to have seen him were respondent and
David Benton Malone. Malone, age 16 at the time of trial, was a
high school friend of respondent who was living in the Sauer
residence at the time of the disappearance of Larry Sauer. Both
boys told essentially the same story to the investigating
officers. That story was that after school on the day in
question, Larry Sauer took them to Cessna Park to watch the jet
planes take off and land. Larry Sauer left them for an hour and
then returned. At that time, he gave his van keys to respondent,
stating the boys should drive home. He further stated he had some
errands to do and would walk home after their completion. This
was the last the boys saw of him.
