STATE v. DAVIS

No. 113,537.

394 P.3d 817 (2017)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Billy F. DAVIS, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Ellen Johnson , of Capital Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Jodi E. Litfin , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Chadwick J. Taylor , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with her on the brief for appellee.


This is the direct appeal of defendant Billy F. Davis, Jr., from his convictions arising out of the March 2012 death of 8-year-old A.I. in Topeka.

Davis challenges: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to prove premeditation, (2) alleged prosecutorial error in closing argument, (3) the...

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