State v. Lowrance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

A jury convicted Christopher M. Lowrance of capital murder under K.S.A. 21-3439(a)(4) for die intentional and premeditated killing of Rachel Dennis in the commission of, or subsequent to the commission of, attempted rape. We affirm Lowrance’s conviction, holding: (1) The prosecutor did not commit reversible misconduct in closing argument by commenting on the defense expert’s compensation or in drawing reasonable inferences from forensic evidence; (2) the trial judge’s removal of a juror did not cause substantial prejudice; (3) the trial…