STATE v. CRAIG

No. 119,660.

462 P.3d 173 (2020)

STATE of Kansas, Appellee, v. Joseph J. CRAIG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan J. Eddinger , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, was on the brief for appellant.

Jason B. Oxford , assistant county attorney, Krista Blaisdell , county attorney, and Derek Schmidt , attorney general, were on the brief for appellee.


A jury found Joseph J. Craig guilty of both first-degree felony murder and second-degree intentional murder for a homicide that occurred under the guise of a drug transaction. In this direct appeal, Craig claims the district court erred when it sentenced him on the more serious felony murder instead...

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