State v. Frye

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Anthony Frye was convicted of aggravated battery at a bench trial. He appealed to the Court of Appeals, claiming that (1) the district court failed to insure a valid waiver of Frye’s right to a trial by jury; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support Frye’s conviction for severity level 7 aggravated battery. The Court of Appeals reversed on the jury trial issue and declined to decide die sufficiency of the evidence challenge. State v. Frye, No. 101,292, 2010 WL 744799 (Kan. App. 2010) (unpublished opinion). The State petitions for…