STATE v. KLEYPAS

No. 90,650.

147 P.3d 1058 (2006)

STATE of Kansas, Appellant, v. Gary W. KLEYPAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

December 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Bork, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Autumn L. Fox, assistant attorney general, and Phill Kline, attorney general, were with him on the briefs for appellant.

Jessica R. Kunen, of Lawrence, argued the cause, and Richard Ney, of Wichita, and Sean O'Brien, of Kansas City, Missouri, were with her on the briefs for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by PER CURIAM:

The question we must resolve in the State's interlocutory appeal is whether evidence of stalking is admissible and relevant in the death penalty phase of a capital murder case to establish the statutory aggravating factor that the killing was done in a heinous, atrocious, or cruel manner. We answer the question yes, reverse the district court decision to the contrary, and remand for further proceedings concerning...

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