State v. Newfield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is a direct appeal in a criminal action in which the defendant, Timothy L. Newfield, was convicted of murder in the second degree (K.S.A. 21-3402), aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3420), aggravated robbery (K.S.A. 21-3427) and aggravated burglary (K.S.A. 21-3716). The victim of the homicide was Grant Avery, a banker of Peabody, Kansas. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress, as evidence, the defendant’s confession and certain articles obtained during a search of the defendant’s automobile and apartment. The trial…