Legal Opinion
State v. Gress
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided December 9, 1972No. 46,867PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fromme, J.:
This is a direct appeal from a conviction for murder in the second degree. The charge was under K. S. A. 21-402 (now K. S. A. 1971 Supp. 21-3402). Appellant was sentenced to the custody of the State Penal Director for a term of fifteen years. The murder victim was appellant’s 84 year old grandfather.
The events leading to the prosecution will be highly summarized in view of the points of error to be discussed later. Around 8:00 o’clock p. m. on September 27, 1969, a fire alarm was sent in for 9247 Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, Kansas. The…
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