State v. Alford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

This is a direct criminal appeal by the defendant Brent L. Alford from convictions, following a jury trial, of first-degree murder, K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3401; aggravated kidnapping, K.S.A. 21-3421; and unlawful possession of a firearm, K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-4204. He was sentenced to the “hard 40” on the murder charge, life on the aggravated kidnapping charge, and 3 to 10 years on the firearm charge. The sentences on the aggravated kidnapping and firearm charges were ordered to run concurrent with each other but consecutive to the hard 40…