State v. Pierce

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

The defendant, Maurice Pierce, appeals from his premeditated first-degree murder conviction, raising issues which challenge instructions to the jury and question the sufficiency of evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

On June 5, 1995, the victim, Devron Bowers, age 14, was participating in Children’s Day at his church, the Freeman Avenue Church of God. The celebration was held in the basement of the church and at Zion Hill Park, which was located close to the church in Wyandotte County.

After church services, Bowers and another…