State v. Baker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Carl Lee Baker was convicted of felony murder and kidnapping and received consecutive sentences of life without the possibility of parole for 20 years (hard 20) for the murder and 233 months in prison for the kidnapping. He now appeals his convictions and sentences. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b) (conviction of an off-grid crime).

The issues on appeal, and our accompanying holdings, are as follows:

1. Did the trial court err in refusing Baker s request to instruct on compulsion? No.

2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in…