State v. Richmond

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Albert Richmond was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder for shooting Tyrone Owens and sentenced to prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years (hard 50). Our jurisdiction of his direct appeal is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l), conviction of an off-grid crime.

The issues on appeal, and our accompanying holdings, are as follows:

1. Did the trial court err in admitting into evidence a statement made by Richmond more than 2 years before the shooting? No.

2. Did the trial court deny Richmond his right to present his defense when ruling…