State v. Reid

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

A jury convicted Leonard C. Reid of the first-degree premeditated murder of a Texaco store’s assistant manager and of aggravated robbery of the business. It acquitted him of three counts of vehicle burglary and two counts of theft which were based upon his actions several hours earlier. Reid received a hard 50 sentence and now appeals his convictions and sentence. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l) (conviction of an off-grid crime).

The issues on appeal, and this court’s accompanying holdings, are as follows:

1. Did the trial court…