State v. Parker

Leben, J.:

Paul H. Parker Jr. appeals his convictions for rape and other charges because he says the district court should have moved his trial from Salina to another location due to pretrial publicity. He also contends that the district court should have ordered a public-opinion survey from public funds in support of his request to move tire trial.

But an appellate court reviews these rulings only for an abuse of discretion. And even though the rape of a 94-year-old hospitalized woman understandably received widespread media attention, the district court instituted special measures for jury…