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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 55,325

234 Kan. 233 (1983)

670 P.2d 1348

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DANNY H. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 21, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles N. O'Hara, of O'Hara, Busch, Johnson & Falk, of Wichita, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Geary N. Gorup, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, and Clark V. Owens, district attorney, were with him on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

Danny H. Williams appeals his first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) conviction for the brutal stabbing death of Francis Ellifson.

The first issue on appeal is alleged error by the trial court in permitting the prosecution to present evidence of a twelve-year-old Idaho murder conviction for purposes of proving identity.

K.S.A. 60-455 provides:

"Subject to K.S.A. 60-447 evidence...

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