State v. Friberg

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Kenneth L. Friberg, from his convictions of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and aggravated battery against a law enforce ment officer, contrary to K.S.A. 21-3411 and K.S.A. 21-3415. The defendant received a controlling sentence of 20 years to life.

He claims error in the trial court’s refusal to instruct on diminished capacity and in evidentiary rulings.

The defendant, his girlfriend, and their baby were on their way from Missouri to Montana when they became lost in Overland Park,…