State v. Gilliland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

Vernon Ray Gilliland was convicted by a jury of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy with a child under 14 years of age. Because Gilliland was over the age of 18 at the time of the offense, his conviction was for an off-grid person felony. K.S.A. 21-3506(a)(l), (c). On direct appeal, Gilliland seeks reversal of his conviction by arguing the trial court erred in; (1) denying his motion to suppress his statements to tire law enforcement officer at the scene; (2) denying his motion to suppress the recordings of jailhouse telephone…