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STATE v. BROWN

No. 92,544.

173 P.3d 612 (2007)

STATE OF Kansas, Appellee, v. Akira T. BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

December 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl F.A. Maughan, of Maughan & Maughan, LC, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Sarah Ellen Johnson, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, was with him on the briefs for appellant.

Lesley A. Isherwood, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Foulston, district attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.

LUCKERT, J.

Akira Brown was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder after James Cooper died of a single gunshot wound to the head. According to the prosecution's theory, the shooting was motivated by animosity between rival street gangs. Several eyewitnesses identified Brown as the shooter and, after several hours of interrogation, he confessed. In defense arguments to the jury, Brown's attorney suggested police focused on Brown as the suspect within a few minutes...

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