State v. Gardner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Kenneth A. Gardner, from his jury convictions of murder in the first degree (K.S.A. 21-3401); aggravated robbeiy (K.S.A. ■ 21-3427); arson (K.S.A. 21-3718); and aggravated burglaiy (K.S.A. 21-3716).

The trial court sentenced Gardner to life without the possibility of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder conviction, and the court imposed the following sentences for the remaining convictions: 77 months for aggravated robbeiy, 34 months for aggravated burglary, and 19 months for arson. The…