STATE v. KAHLER

No. 106,981.

410 P.3d 105 (2018)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. James K. KAHLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed February 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meryl Carver-Allmond , of Capital Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause, and Sarah Ellen Johnson , of the same office, was with her on the briefs for appellant.

Kristafer R. Ailslieger , deputy solicitor general, argued the cause, and Natalie Chalmers , assistant solicitor general, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


A jury convicted James Kraig Kahler of aggravated burglary and capital murder under K.S.A. 21-3439(a)(6) for fatally shooting his wife, his wife's grandmother, and his two daughters. Kahler appeals the capital murder conviction and the ensuing sentence of death; our review is automatic under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-6619.

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