STATE v. DECKER

No. 88,465

275 Kan. 502 (2003)

66 P.3d 915

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. RONALD L. DECKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Opinion filed April 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Curtis, assistant appellate defender, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Jim A. Vanderbilt, county attorney, argued the cause, and Benjamin D. Sherber, assistant county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

GERNON, J.:

Ronald L. Decker appeals the jury verdict finding him guilty of first-degree murder.

Ronald, his wife, Sue Decker, and the victim, Lloyd Wayne Green, were friends. On the night Green died, the three celebrated Ronald and Sue's anniversary by having dinner in Lawrence, followed by visits to some bars, ending up at a bar called the Jet Lag. Green and Ronald drank heavily.

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