State v. Martin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a criminal action where the defendant, Fred erick Martin, takes a direct appeal from his convictions of felony first-degree murder, K.S.A. 21-3401; aggravated kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3421; and unlawful possession of a firearm, K.S.A. 21-4204(b).

The facts giving rise to Martin’s convictions are as follows. In June of 1985, Brenda Adams filed for divorce from her husband, Eddie Adams. Eddie moved out of the couple’s residence in Kansas City, Missouri, and into his mother’s home. Shortly thereafter, Brenda began seeing the appellant,…