State v. Sappington

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Marc Vincent Sappington directly appeals his convictions of first-degree felony murder and attempted aggravated rob bery. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l), conviction of an off-grid crime.

Approximately 2 months before these convictions, Sappington was also convicted of crimes arising out of a different episode: three counts of first-degree murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated burglary against four different victims. His appeal from those convictions is the subject of State v. Sappington, 285 Kan. 158, 169…