STATE v. BEDFORD

No. 81,642.

269 Kan. 315 (2000)

7 P.3d 224

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DEREK L. BEDFORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Elizabeth Seale Cateforis, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, were on the brief for appellant.

Sheryl L. Lidtke, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nick A. Tomasic, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

Derek L. Bedford was convicted by a jury of premeditated first-degree murder, and the court imposed a hard 40 sentence. Bedford appeals his conviction and sentence, raising the following issues:

1. Did the district court abuse its discretion in denying defendant's request for a continuance of the trial date?

2. Was evidence of a history of domestic violence between the victim and her...

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