State v. Rowell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This is a child abuse first-degree murder and rape case. Donald W. Rowell, Jr., was convicted of first-degree murder (K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 21-3401) and rape (K.S.A. 21-3502). The victim is the defendant’s 16-month-old daughter. The defendant contends that the district court placed an unfair limitation on his theory of defense, that his counsel infringed on his right to testily, that fhe evidence of his guilt was insufficient to support the verdict, and that he was improperly charged with rape rather than aggravated incest.

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