STATE v. LEAPER

No. 98,403.

196 P.3d 949 (2008)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Tyrone LEAPER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

December 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Morrison and Heather Cessna, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.

Jerome A. Gorman, district attorney, and Stephen N. Six, attorney general, for appellee.

Before MALONE, P.J., ELLIOTT and MARQUARDT, JJ.


MARQUARDT, J.

Tyrone Leaper appeals his conviction for second-degree murder and his sentence of 620 months' imprisonment. We affirm.

On May 12, 2006, Leaper went to his sister Erica's apartment. Leaper's brother, Roderick, and Christopher Lovitch, Roderick's girlfriend's brother, were sitting on the stairs outside Erica's apartment.

When Leaper walked by Roderick and Lovitch, Lovitch said Leaper was "in violation" and started a fight with Leaper. The...

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