STATE v. HEDGER

No. 65228.

811 P.2d 1170 (1991)

248 Kan. 815

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Terry L. HEDGER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

May 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl E. Cornwell, Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief, for appellant.

D. Paul Theroff, Asst. Dist. Atty., argued the cause, and Robert T. Stephan, Atty. Gen., and Nick A. Tomasic, Dist. Atty., were with him on the brief, for appellee.


HOLMES, Chief Justice:

Defendant, Terry L. Hedger, appeals from his conviction of one count of murder in the second degree, K.S.A. 21-3402. The victim was defendant's wife, Joanne Hedger, and the defense was that the shooting was an accident or mistake. We affirm.

Defendant does not deny that he fired the shot that killed his wife but contends he did so accidentally or by mistake. Defendant asserts that (1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior...

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