STATE v. PAPEN

No. 87,000.

274 Kan. 149 (2002)

50 P.3d 37

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. STEVEN L. PAPEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson, deputy appellate defender, argued the cause, and Craig Durham, assistant appellate defender, was with him on the brief for appellant.

Debra S. Peterson, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Foulston, 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.:

Steven Papen was convicted by a jury of premeditated first-degree murder of Dana Anderson. A hard 50 sentence was imposed. He appeals his conviction and sentence.

On appeal, Papen argues that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the testimony of Papen's expert psychological witness and in responding to the jury's request regarding...

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