State v. Jackson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a criminal action. Joel D. Jackson was con victed by a jury of attempted first-degree murder (K.S.A. 1984 Supp. 21-3301 and K.S.A. 21-3401) and aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421).

Joel Jackson rented stalls at Sunflower Farms where he boarded horses owned by himself and his mother. The victim, Denise Picard, was employed as a horse trainer at Sunflower Farms. Her duties included feeding, grooming and training the owners’ horses and cleaning stalls. At the time of the incident, Denise lived in a one-room apartment built inside the…