STATE v. PURSLEY

No. 56,935

238 Kan. 253 (1985)

710 P.2d 1231

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JACK L. PURSLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. O'Hara, of O'Hara, O'Hara & Tousley, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Ernest L. Tousley, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for the appellant.

Morgan Metcalf, county attorney, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCHROEDER, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal case by the defendant, Jack L. Pursley, from his conviction of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) following a jury trial in Butler County. The defendant raises three issues on appeal. He claims the trial court erred by overruling his motion to suppress his confession, by denying his motion for mistrial due to prosecutorial misconduct in the closing argument, and by...

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