State v. Price

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

Martyn O. Price was found guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child following a jury trial. He was sentenced to a controlling term of 117 months. The Court of Appeals reversed his convictions and remanded for a new trial. State v. Price, 30 Kan. App. 2d 569, 43 P.3d 870 (2002). We granted the State’s petition for review on the two issues that formed the basis for reversal of his convictions: (1) the district court’s denial of the defendant’s motion for an independent…