STATE v. HIGGENBOTHAM

No. 84,813.

271 Kan. 582 (2001)

23 P.3d 874

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. CHESTER L. HIGGENBOTHAM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia A. Girard-Brady, of Lawrence, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Mary A. McDonald, special prosecutor, 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

DAVIS, J.:

The defendant, Chester L. Higgenbotham, appeals his conviction of first-degree premeditated murder of Rhonda Krehbiel in Newton, Kansas. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of another murder he committed and by refusing to change the venue of his trial. We find no reversible error and affirm his conviction and sentence.

On May 20, 1994, Rhonda Krehbiel returned...

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