STATE v. COLWELL

No. 61,944

246 Kan. 382 (1990)

790 P.2d 430

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. STEVE R. COLWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Zinn, deputy appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with him on the briefs for appellant.

Edwin A. Van Petten, deputy attorney general, argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, was with him on the briefs for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

Steve R. Colwell appeals from his jury trial conviction of felony first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) and abuse of a child (K.S.A. 21-3609).

Kelli Gates was born on September 29, 1980, to the marriage of Brenda and Larry Gates. She was born six weeks prematurely and was in poor health for much of her first two years. A second daughter, Lindsay, was born to the Gates family on January 30, 1983...

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