STATE v. MADKINS

No. 100,593.

219 P.3d 831 (2009)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Martye MADKINS, III, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

November 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall L. Hodgkinson and Sean G. Whittmore, legal intern, of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, for appellant.

Tony Cruz, assistant county attorney, and Steve Six, attorney general, for appellee.


Before GREENE, P.J., GREEN and STANDRIDGE, JJ.

STANDRIDGE, J.

Martye Madkins, III appeals his felony convictions for possession of cocaine and having no drug tax stamp. Madkins argues that the prosecutor's comments during closing argument indirectly referenced Madkins' failure to testify and suggested to the jury that Madkins had the burden of providing facts to prove his own innocence. Madkins further argues the district court improperly prohibited him from...

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