State v. Burden

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, C.J.:

Gerry A. Burden appealed his jury trial conviction of aggravated kidnapping (K.S.A. 21-3421); rape (K.S.A. 2002 Supp. 21-3502[a][l]); aggravated criminal sodomy (K.S.A. 21- 3506[a][3]); and criminal threat (K.S.A. 21-3419[a][l]). Defendant raised four issues: (1) whether the district court erred in failing to remove potential jurors for cause; (2) whether the evidence was sufficient to support his aggravated kidnapping conviction; (3) whether the instruction on criminal threat was misleading, and (4) whether there was prejudicial…