STATE v. CRUZ

No. 104,847.

307 P.3d 199 (2013)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Jason A. CRUZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

August 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joanna Labastida , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause, and Shawn E. Minihan , of the same office, was with her on the brief for appellant.

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


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

The district court granted the State's motion to consolidate two homicide cases against Jason A. Cruz, one involving a murder in a nightclub parking lot in August 2008 and the other involving a murder in a strip club parking lot in March 2007. Following the consolidated jury trial, the jury convicted Cruz of first-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm for...

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