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STATE v. LEITNER

No. 84,275.

272 Kan. 398 (2001)

34 P.3d 42

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. PATRICIA LEE LEITNER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Curtis, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, was with her on the brief for appellant.

Douglas P. Witteman, county attorney, argued the cause, and Athena E. Andaya, assistant attorney general, 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

ABBOTT, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Patricia Lee Leitner, from her conviction for first-degree murder of her exhusband, Michael. She was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Leitner raises four issues on appeal. She contends the trial court abused its discretion when it allowed the State to cross-examine her concerning her involvement with a pagan religion. She also contends the trial court abused...

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