State v. Sappington

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Marc Vincent Sappington directly appeals his convictions of three counts of first-degree murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated burglary against four different victims. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l), conviction of an off-grid crime.

Approximately 2 months after these convictions, Sappington was also convicted of first-degree felony murder and attempted aggravated robbery for a different episode. His appeal from those convictions is the subject of State v. Sappington, 285 Kan. 176, 169 P.3d 1107 (2007).

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