State v. Bell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, C.J.:

Jeremy J. Bell appeals his jury trial conviction of intentional second-degree murder (K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 21-3402). He was sentenced to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for a period of 10 years, said sentence to run consecutive to an earlier sentence in an unrelated case. This is the second time this case has been before us. In the first appeal, the issue was a ruling made at the prehminary hearing. State v. Bell, 268 Kan. 764, 1 P.3d 325 (2000).

The facts may be summarized as follows. During the early morning hours of…