STATE v. SIMKINS

No. 81,959.

269 Kan. 84 (2000)

3 P.3d 1274

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. REED J. SIMKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Roberts, of Hutchinson, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Jared S. Maag, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Stephen D. Maxwell, assistant attorney general, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

Reed J. Simkins appeals from his convictions of premeditated first-degree murder and battery. He claims the following trial errors require reversal of his convictions: (1) the trial court's refusal to instruct on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter, (2) the joinder of the murder and battery charges for one trial and the admission of a prior battery, and (3) the trial court's instruction...

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