The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.:
After a trial ended with a hung jury, Kelvin Phillips, Jr. was retried and convicted of the premeditated first-degree murder of James Earl Dyer, Jr.; conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; and criminal possession of a firearm. On direct appeal from Phillips' second trial, we consider the three issues Phillips raises. First, we hold that the Kansas criminal mistrial statute, K.S.A. 22-3423, does not require...
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