STATE v. HOLT

No. 107,158.

336 P.3d 312 (2014)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. William D. HOLT II, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

October 31, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meryl Carver-Allmond , of Capital Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Jacqueline J. Spradling , chief deputy district attorney, argued the cause, and Jodi Litfin , assistant district attorney, Chadwick J. Taylor , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were on the briefs for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.:

William Holt II was convicted by a jury of premeditated first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. Utilizing K.S.A. 21-4635, the sentencing judge imposed life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 50 years for Holt's premeditated first-degree murder conviction. Now, Holt appeals his convictions and murder sentence, arguing: (1) Three comments by the prosecutor during opening and closing arguments...

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