State v. Drayton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Paul Drayton directly appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and felony theft. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22~3601(b)(l), conviction of an off-grid crime.

The issues on appeal, and this court’s accompanying holdings, are as follows:

1. Did the State violate an order in limine by introducing testimony suggesting Drayton was incarcerated when detectives interviewed him? No.

2. Did the district court commit reversible error in allowing a police detective essentially to testily that, were he innocent, he would have responded to police…