State v. Marler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

A jury convicted Randy Marler of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child under age 14, and endangering a child; the district court imposed two hard 25 life sentences to be served consecutively. Marler appeals his convictions and sentences, claiming: (1) The district court erroneously admitted evidence of Marler s prior drug use under K.S.A. 60-455; (2) the district court gave an erroneous limiting instruction on the drug use evidence; (3) the district court erred in denying Marler’s departure motion; and (4) the sentences imposed…