STATE v. JAMES

No. 117,945.

443 P.3d 1063 (2019)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Grover D. JAMES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed June 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kai Tate Mann , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause, and Sam Schirer , of the same office, was on the briefs for appellant.

Matt J. Maloney , assistant district attorney, argued the cause, and Marc Bennett , district attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were with him on the brief for appellee.


This is defendant Grover D. James' direct appeal of his convictions for first-degree premeditated murder of Leon McClennon and criminal possession of a firearm.

James challenges the district judge's refusal to give certain lesser included homicide instructions and failure to tell the jury...

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