STATE v. MORRIS

No. 60,499

244 Kan. 22 (1988)

765 P.2d 1120

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CHARLES W. MORRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Kittel, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause and Benjamin C. Wood, chief appellate defender, was with him on the brief for appellant.

Debra L. Barnett, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, and Clark V. Owens, district attorney, were with her on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HOLMES, J.:

Charles W. Morris appeals from his conviction by a jury of one count of second-degree murder. K.S.A. 21-3402. He raises four issues relating to the admission in evidence of his incriminating statements and the instructions given to the jury. We find no reversible error and affirm.

It is not necessary to detail the tragic facts leading to the defendant's conviction in order to resolve the issues...

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