State v. Sprague
Supreme Court of Kansas
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Stegall, J.:
A jury found Davin Sprague (Sprague) guilty of premeditated first-degree murder for killing his wife, Kandi Sprague (Kandi). The district court sentenced Sprague to a hard 50 fife sentence. Sprague raises numerous issues on direct appeal to this court, including four issues raised in a pro se supplemental brief. We affirm Sprague’s conviction but vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing. In so doing, we hold as follows: (1) Because there was only one killing here, this is not a multiple acts case requiring a unanimity instruction;…
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