STATE v. BETHEL

No. 87,989

275 Kan. 456 (2003)

66 P.3d 840

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MICHAEL A. BETHEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Opinion filed April 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reid T. Nelson, capital appellate defender, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

John K. Bork, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, was with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ALLEGRUCCI, J.:

Michael A. Bethel appeals his convictions of one count of capital murder and two counts of premeditated first-degree murder. Pursuant to an agreement of the parties, Bethel waived his right to a jury trial, the case was tried to the bench on stipulated facts, and the State did not pursue the death penalty. Bethel was sentenced to two consecutive hard 50 terms...

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