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STATE v. HIGGENBOTHAM

No. 77,620.

264 Kan. 593 (1998)

957 P.2d 416

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CHESTER L. HIGGENBOTHAM, a/k/a MATTHEW S. MURPHY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 17, 1998.

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 brief for appellant.

Mary A. McDonald, county attorney, argued the cause, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, was with her on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

This case concerns the prosecutor's comments during closing argument, district court rulings during trial, and imposition of the hard 40 sentence.

Defendant Chester L. Higgenbotham, alias Matthew S. Murphy, appeals his convictions and sentence following a jury trial for premeditated first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401, and kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3420. Higgenbotham...

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