State v. Pursley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, C.J.:

This is an appeal in a criminal case by the defendant, Jack L. Pursley, from his conviction of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 21-3401) following a jury trial in Butler County. The defendant raises three issues on appeal. He claims the trial court erred by overruling his motion to suppress his confession, by denying his motion for mistrial due to prosecutorial misconduct in the closing argument, and by denying his motion for mistrial based on the prosecutor’s comments on the defendant’s right not to take the stand in his own behalf.

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