STATE v. THOMAS

No. 67,429

252 Kan. 564 (1993)

847 P.2d 1219

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DAVID G. THOMAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin C. Wood, special assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with him on the brief for appellant.

Debra S. Byrd, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Foulston, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

This case is about jury instructions, evidentiary rulings, the identity of a confidential informant, and the manner in which a first-degree murder trial was conducted by the trial judge. David G. Thomas was convicted under K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3401. He contends he is entitled to a new trial because the trial judge: (1) was partial and unfair; (2) did not permit him to present his defense; (3) improperly instructed...

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