State v. Diggs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

Gyola Diggs appeals her conviction for the first-degree premeditated murder, K.S.A. 21-3401(a), of her husband Brian Diggs. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (a conviction resulting in a life sentence receives automatic review by this court).

We consider whether the district court erred: (1) by denying Diggs’ motion for a new trial, (2) by granting the State’s motion in limine, (3) by allowing an emergency medical technician (EMT) volunteer to testify on how long the victim had been dead, and (4) in failing to give a note-taking…