STATE v. SMITH

No. 70,301

258 Kan. 321 (1995)

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. VICTOR J. SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin C. Wood, special appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, for appellant.

Gayle B. Larkin, assistant district attorney, Mark A. Knight, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LARSON, J.:

Victor J. Smith appeals his convictions of two counts of first-degree murder. K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3401.

Smith contends (1) he was denied a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct, (2) the trial court erred in responding to the jury's inquiry, and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

Smith fatally shot his ex-wife, Linda...

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