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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Monday, Dec. 9, 1985
Jury finds man guilty in rape of KU student
By Karen Blakeman Of the Kansan staff
A 21-year-old Atwood man was found guilty Friday in Douglas County District Court of rape, aggravated sodomy and aggravated burglary.
The man, Mark R. Buhler, is being held in the Douglas County jail. He is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Dec. 20.
Rape and aggravated sodomy, both class B felonies, each carry a minimum prison sentence of five to 15 years and a maximum sentence of 20 years to life. Aggravated burglary is a class C felony and carries a minimum sentence of three to five years and a maximum sentence of 10 to 20 years, Douglas County District Attorney Jim Flory said Friday.
The charges against Buhler were filed June 4 in connection with an incident that occurred about 6 a.m. April 28 in Haskinger Hall.
Buhler was found guilty of entering the room of a student who was sleeping, then raping and sodomizing her.
Buhler also had been charged in Ellis County with aggravated sodomy in connection with an attack on a Fort Hays State University student in her residence hall room in May. He was acquitted of that charge Sept. 26.
Buhler, who was a Fort Hays State University student last spring, was in Lawrence the weekend of April 27 and 28 to visit friends and attend a concert and party.
After the party, he went to Templin Hall to stay with a friend.
A desk assistant in Templin testified he saw Buhler leave the residence hall about 5:30 a.m. April 28 and return about 6:30 a.m.
Another student testified she had seen a man run out of Hashinger about 6:30 a.m. Although she did not see the man's face, she gave a description of his build and dress that was similar to descriptions given by the victim and the desk assistant at Templin.
Flory said he was not suprised at the jurors' decision.
The eight-woman, four-man Douglas County jury deliberated for a total of six hours Thursday afternoon and Friday morning before delivering the guilty verdicts.
"While the jury was out, I'd go back and forth. . . But overall, I felt a steady sense of confidence," he said.
He said he didn't think any key testimony brought the jurors to the guilty verdicts. The cumulative evidence, he said, removed all reasonable doubt.
On the Record
A car parked in a parking lot in the 1500 block of Sigma Nu Place was hit between 3 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday by another car, which left the scene.
A car parked in the 1400 block of West 17th Street was broken into between 12:30 a.m. and 1:15 a.m. Saturday. Two shoulder bags containing miscellaneous items, together valued at $177, were stolen from the car.
A videocassette player and four tapes, together valued at $625, were rented Friday and not returned to Miracle Video, 910 N. Second St.
Glickman considers '86 Senate campaign
United Press International
"I came out of the meeting with the feeling that Kansas Democrats would like to elect a senator to replace Senator Dole. That alone does not make my decision," the Fourth District congressman said yesterday.
TOPEKA - Rep. Dan Glickman, D-Kan., emerged from a meeting with state Democratic leaders and said he hadn't decided whether to challenge Republican Sen. Robert Dole in 1986.
would make a decision later this month, about the time Congress adjourns, but may withhold his decision until January.
Glickman said he needed to assess the extent of support he would receive from the state party before deciding whether to run.
Glickman said he probably
"I would say on balance, the majority of the people there (at the meeting) were supportive of me running for the Senate," he said. "It led me to believe that this kind of race is supported by rank and file Democrats in this state."
Glickman, who frequently has said he disdains expensive campaigns, said it would require a minimum of $1.5 million to effectively challenge Dole.
Harrison Hickman of Washington, Glickman's pollster, said the congressman would need closer to $2 million.
Former mobsters to testify in Las Vegas skimming trial
United Press International
ed underworld figures from Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland, who are accused of using their influence with the Teamsters union to seize control of the Argent Corp. and skim more than $2 million in gambling receipts from the Stardust, Fremont and Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas during the 1970s.
David Helfrey, federal strike force attorney, has declined to say what testimony either witness might give.
On Campus
Fratianno, whose life story was told in the book "The Last Mafioso," was linked to the mob in Chicago and Los Angeles before he became a federal informant in 1974.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aladena "Jimmy the Weasel" Fratriano is one of two former mobsters expected to testify this week in the trial of eight men accused of skimming gambling profits from Argent Corp. casinos in Las Vegas.
The Strat-o-matic Baseball Club will meet at 7 p.m. today in Parlor C of the Kansas Union.
Fratiano and Ken Eto, a longtime Chicago crime figure, are both protected federal witnesses who have provided information about organized crime members to federal authorities.
Both are expected to testify this week in the 11-week-old trial of alleg-
KU Sword & Shield will meet at 8 p.m. today in the Walnut Room of the Union.
The KU Men's Soccer Club will practice at 4 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday at the soccer fields at 23rd and Iowa streets.
and Thursday at the soccer fields at 23rd and Iowa streets.
The KU Women's Soccer Club will practice at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow
The KU Committee on South Africa will meet at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.
The Tau Sigma Student Dance Club will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 242 Robinson Center.
The film "It's a Wonderful Life" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
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