Legal Opinion
State v. Pichon
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided May 10, 1991No. 65,121PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brazil, J.:
Douglas Pichón appeals his conviction on one count of aggravated escape from custody. K.S.A. 21-3810. Pichón contends the district court abused its discretion when it refused to allow him to call certain witnesses who he contends were necessary to prove his defense of compulsion. Pichón also contends there was insufficient evidence to show he was guilty of the crime charged. We affirm.
Pichón, a convicted felon, was serving his sentence at the Kansas Correctional Institution at Lansing (KCIL) at the time of the incident in question. Pichón and a group of other inmates were…
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