State v. Arney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

Defendant Jouette Arney appeals from a jury con viction of two counts of kidnapping (K. S. A. 21-3420), one count of aggravated battery (K. S. A. 21-3414), an one count of murder in the first degree (K. S. A. 21-3401). Defendant filed a timely motion for a new trial based on numerous claims of procedural error and this appeal follows from a denial of that motion by the trial court. Since no question is raised herein as to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, a brief summary of facts leading to defendant’s arrest will…