State v. Bell

This is a direct appeal in a criminal action in which defendant-appellant was convicted after a jury trial of four counts of first degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401), one count of aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421), one count of aggravated burglary (K.S.A. 21-3716) and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm (K.S.A. 21-4204).

This is a companion case to State v. Duvaul, 223 Kan. 718, 576 P.2d 653 (1978). Most of the facts are set forth in Duvaul and will not be repeated herein. Such additional facts as are necessary to this appeal will be included in the opinion under the respective…