STATE v. KIRKPATRICK

No. 93,465.

184 P.3d 247 (2008)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. John P. KIRKPATRICK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

May 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause, and Matthew J. Edge, of the same office, was with him on the brief for appellant.

Matt J. Maloney, assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Nola Tedesco Foulston, district attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by McFARLAND, C.J.:

John P. Kirkpatrick appeals his jury trial conviction of the first-degree felony murder of Jacob Williams. He received a life sentence with eligibility for parole after 20 years.

Kirkpatrick contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his request for instructions on lesser included offenses of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter; (2) it was error for...

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