State v. Knox

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

A jury convicted Darren Knox of premeditated first-degree murder under K.S.A. 21-3401(a). In this direct appeal from that conviction, he raises six issues, which we have reordered. None of the issues presents reversible error. We hold:(1) Knox was not entitled to an instruction on self-defense because the evidence, even when viewed in the light most favorable to Knox, established Knox’s use of deadly force was not legally justified. Rather, Knox provoked the confrontation;(2) The district court did not commit clear error by failing to…