State v. Rucker

The opinion of the court was delivered by Rosen, J.:

Jason Rucker appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 22, 1997, Celestino Zavala Ruiz went to V.E.'s house in Kansas City, Kansas. The two were dating and Zavala wanted to ask V.E. out for coffee. When Zavala arrived, the door to the house was unlocked. He went inside and immediately noticed that the television was missing. Zavala found V.E.'s body in the bedroom and immediately called the police.

When officers arrived at V.E.'s home, they found her body lying on the bed. V.E. was *1055…