State v. Anderson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, J.:

Walter L. Anderson directly appeals his jury convictions of felony murder and aggravated robbery. Our jurisdiction is under K.S.A. 22-3601(b)(l), conviction of an off-grid crime.

The issues on appeal, and our accompanying holdings, are as follows:

1. Did the trial court err in refusing Anderson’s request to instruct on compulsion? No.

2. Did the trial court commit reversible error in allowing witnesses to testify about what the decedent had expressed at the crime scene? No.

3. Did the trial court commit reversible error in its instruction on…