STATE v. MAESTAS

No. 106,214.

316 P.3d 724 (2014)

298 Kan. 765

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Michael MAESTAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

January 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina M. Kerls , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Paul F. Kitzke , county attorney, argued the cause, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, was with him on the brief for appellee.


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

Michael Maestas, Jr., appeals from a first-degree premeditated murder conviction rendered after he admitted stabbing his mother to death. He advances five issues: (1) prosecutorial misconduct; (2) the failure to instruct on a lesser included offense of reckless second-degree murder; (3) alleged infringement on his right to present his defense; (4) the district court's determination for sentencing purposes that he...

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