State v. Beard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Edward Scott Beard, from his conviction of first-degree premeditated murder of Marvin Foos. Beard challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss, argues the trial court erred in not admitting polygraph test results, and contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury with PIK Crim. 3d 54.07.

On the morning of May 1, 1997, Helen Foos went to her son Marvin Foos’ house in LaCrosse, Kansas, and discovered Foos lying on his back on the…