State v. Wells

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Jeremy Joseph Wells was convicted of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy of his fiancée’s 5-year-old-daughter, C.B., in violation of K.S.A. 21-3506. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. He now appeals his conviction. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(1) (conviction of an off-grid crime).

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

1. Did the trial court commit reversible error when it admitted evidence of Wells’ prior bad acts under K.S.A. 60-455? Yes.

2.…