State v. Branning

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

Ronnie Dale Branning was convicted by jury of first-degree felony murder, K.S.A. 21-3401(b), aggravated robbery, K.S.A. 21-3427, aggravated burglary, K.S.A. 21-3716, and criminal destruction of property, K.S.A. 21-3720. His appeal challenges hearsay statements of an unavailable witness, the trial court’s limitation of his cross-examination concerning Garrett Harris’ plea agreement, the trial court’s failure to compel the appearance of a defense witness, the trial court’s failure to instruct on the lesser included offenses of premeditated…