State v. Franco
Court of Appeals of Kansas
1Opinion of the Court
Atcheson, J.;
A jury in Finney County District Court convicted defendant Christopher Franco of aggravated criminal sodomy. He appeals on multiple grounds, including instructional error, insufficiency of the evidence, and prosecutorial misconduct in closing argument. We find no error and affirm.
Factual Background and Procedural History
Given the issues, we do not linger over the facts. T.W.K., the victim, is a man in his mid-20s and has some mental disability. In April 2011, when the incident occurred, T.W.K. was living inde*926pendently with his girlfriend in an apartment in Garden City. T.W.K.’s…
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