STATE v. PERKINS

No. 64970.

811 P.2d 1142 (1991)

248 Kan. 760

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Dennis D. PERKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

May 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Lawless, Jr., Asst. Appellate Defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, Chief Appellate Defender, was with him on the brief, for appellant.

John K. Bork, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, Atty. Gen., was with him on the brief, for appellee.


ABBOTT, Justice:

This is a direct appeal by Dennis D. Perkins from his convictions for first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, and rape. Perkins pled insanity.

Perkins raises six issues on appeal. He contests the voluntariness of his confessions; claims he was incompetent to stand trial (and that he was denied his statutory and constitutional right to be present during an in-chambers discussion of his competency); argues he was entitled to an instruction...

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